Girls' name · since 1934
Glennda
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.
- #11,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 561
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glennda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 561 have been recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Glennda recorded 561 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1998.
- #11,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 561 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glennda ranks #11,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 561 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 561
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glennda's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Glennda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glennda's full recorded timeline at 1960, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glennda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1998
- Peak year (1954)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Glennda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (197 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Glennda's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Glennda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
138 births
- 1950s
1950s
197 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 197 births (35% of all-time use).
How Glennda 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 Glennda's total volume
Glennda by state
Where Glennda concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.9% |
16 of 561 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glennda's data
- Glennda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Glenndas (16 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glennda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1934–1998 (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 Glennda 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.