Boys' name · since 1927
Glendel
Glendel has 155 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1927
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glendel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 155 recorded since 1927.
Glendel has 155 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1971.
- #14,522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 155 born since 1927
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendel ranks #14,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1927, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1927
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glendel's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Glendel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Glendel splits its recorded history at 1937: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Glendel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1971
- Peak year (1940)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Glendel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1946 (Glendel as girls' name)
Glendel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (77 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Glendel's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Glendel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 77 births (50% of all-time use).
Glendel by state
Where Glendel concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 20 | 12.9% |
20 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glendel's data
- Glendel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Glendels (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Glendel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1927–1971 (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 Glendel 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.