Girls' name · since 1978
Glendy
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 515 babies named Glendy, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,637 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 515
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Glendy currently ranks #9637 among girls' names in America, with 515 babies recorded since 1978.
Glendy has 515 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9637 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #11,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,637 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 515 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glendy ranks #11,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,637 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 515 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,637 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 515
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Glendy's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Glendy compares
515 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Glendy's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Glendy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 515 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Glendy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glendy's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glendy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Glendy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Glendy's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Glendy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (35% of all-time use).
How Glendy 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 Glendy's total volume
Glendy by state
Where Glendy concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 7.4% |
38 of 515 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glendy's data
- Glendy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Glendys (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Glendy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Glendy 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.