Recorded 1934–1998 Girls' name Peak 1954 561 births

Glennda — girls' name

561 babies named Glennda in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s251940s1381950s1971960s1121970s521980s321990s5
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Glennda was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

34 babies were named Glennda in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glennda

The Social Security Administration has registered 561 babies named Glennda between 1934 and 1998, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glennda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glennda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Glennda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Glennda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glennda 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 561 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.

Glennda at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

561

Since 1934

65 years of records

Peak year

1954

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1934

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1998

Glennda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1934

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1954)
34
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
010203040 199819801973196519591953194719401934 7

Glennda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
197 births that decade — 35% of Glennda's all-time total
1930s251940s1381950s1971960s1121970s521980s321990s5

Glennda by state

Where Glennda concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Glennda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.9%
California share of Glennda's total US births 2.9%

16 of 561 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glennda?
561 babies have been named Glennda since 1934. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1954 with 34 births.
When was Glennda most popular?
Glennda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Glennda most popular?
The top states for the name Glennda are California (16 births).
How long has the name Glennda been used?
Glennda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 65 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Glennda?
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, 1934–1998 (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.