Recorded 1977–1986 Girls' name Peak 1979 49 births

Glendaly — girls' name

49 babies named Glendaly in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s30
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Glendaly was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Glendaly in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glendaly

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Glendaly between 1977 and 1986, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glendaly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glendaly performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Glendaly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glendaly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glendaly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Glendaly at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

49

Since 1977

10 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1977

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1986

Glendaly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1977

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 198619841983198019791977 7

Glendaly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 61% of Glendaly's all-time total
1970s191980s30

Glendaly by state

Where Glendaly concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glendaly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 24.5%
New York share of Glendaly's total US births 24.5%

12 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glendaly?
49 babies have been named Glendaly since 1977. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Glendaly most popular?
Glendaly was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Glendaly most popular?
The top states for the name Glendaly are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Glendaly been used?
Glendaly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 10 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Glendaly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.