Girls' name · since 1977
Glendaly
Glendaly has 49 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Glendaly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Glendaly recorded 49 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1986.
- #35,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendaly ranks #35,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Glendaly's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Glendaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Glendaly splits its recorded history at 1983: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Glendaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1986
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Glendaly by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Glendaly's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Glendaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (61% of all-time use).
Glendaly by state
Where Glendaly concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 24.5% |
12 of 49 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Glendalys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glendaly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glendaly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.