Recorded 1939–1968 Girls' name Peak 1951 248 births

Glendia — girls' name

248 babies named Glendia in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s941950s1151960s34
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Glendia was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

19 babies were named Glendia in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glendia

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Glendia between 1939 and 1968, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glendia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glendia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glendia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glendia 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 248 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.

Glendia at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

248

Since 1939

30 years of records

Peak year

1951

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1939

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1968

Glendia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1939

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1951)
19
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 196819621958195519521949194619421939 5

Glendia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
115 births that decade — 46% of Glendia's all-time total
1930s51940s941950s1151960s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glendia?
248 babies have been named Glendia since 1939. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1951 with 19 births.
When was Glendia most popular?
Glendia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Glendia been used?
Glendia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 30 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Glendia?
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, 1939–1968 (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.