Girls' name · since 1883
Glendora
Glendora has 2,350 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,350
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,350 girls have been named Glendora since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendora has been recorded 2,350 times among girls since 1883, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1984.
- #4,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,350 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendora ranks #4,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,350 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,350
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glendora's 2,350 recorded births place it above 94.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Glendora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glendora's full recorded timeline at 1936, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 110 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glendora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1984
- Peak year (1956)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Glendora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (548 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Glendora's strongest decade.
548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Glendora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
275 births
- 1920s
1920s
548 births
- 1930s
1930s
347 births
- 1940s
1940s
286 births
- 1950s
1950s
456 births
- 1960s
1960s
253 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 548 births (23% of all-time use).
How Glendora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glendora's total volume
Glendora by state
Where Glendora concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 44 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 1.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 23 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 16 | 0.7% |
46 of 2,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Glendora appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Glendora's data
- Glendora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (548 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Glendoras (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glendora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1883–1984 (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 Glendora 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.