Girls' name · since 1920
Glendolyn
Glendolyn has 55 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glendolyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Glendolyn recorded 55 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1958.
- #33,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendolyn ranks #33,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glendolyn's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glendolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glendolyn's full recorded timeline at 1940, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glendolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1958
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Glendolyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Glendolyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Glendolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Glendolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1950s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glendolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1920–1958 (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 Glendolyn 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.