Recorded 1938–1958 Girls' name Peak 1952 64 births

Glender — girls' name

64 babies named Glender in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s141950s45
1950s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Glender was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

12 babies were named Glender in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glender

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Glender between 1938 and 1958, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glender currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glender performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Glender shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glender in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glender 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 64 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.

Glender at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

64

Since 1938

21 years of records

Peak year

1952

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1938

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1958

Glender popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1938

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1952)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 195819571954195319521951194919451938 5

Glender by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
45 births that decade — 70% of Glender's all-time total
1930s51940s141950s45

Glender by state

Where Glender concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glender
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 7.8%
Mississippi share of Glender's total US births 7.8%

5 of 64 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glender?
64 babies have been named Glender since 1938. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1952 with 12 births.
When was Glender most popular?
Glender was most popular in the 1950s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Glender most popular?
The top states for the name Glender are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Glender been used?
Glender has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 21 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Glender?
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, 1938–1958 (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.