Recorded 1913–1940 Girls' name Peak 1921 245 births

Glendola — girls' name

245 babies named Glendola in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s671920s1111930s601940s7
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Glendola was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

18 babies were named Glendola in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glendola

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Glendola between 1913 and 1940, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glendola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glendola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Glendola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glendola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glendola 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 245 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.

Glendola at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

245

Since 1913

28 years of records

Peak year

1921

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1913

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1940

Glendola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1913

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1921)
18
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 19401936193019261922191819141913 5

Glendola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
111 births that decade — 45% of Glendola's all-time total
1910s671920s1111930s601940s7

Glendola by state

Where Glendola concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glendola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 2.0%
Kentucky share of Glendola's total US births 2.0%

5 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glendola?
245 babies have been named Glendola since 1913. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1921 with 18 births.
When was Glendola most popular?
Glendola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Glendola most popular?
The top states for the name Glendola are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Glendola been used?
Glendola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 28 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Glendola?
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, 1913–1940 (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.