Recorded 1918–1956 Unisex name Peak 1946 145 births

Glyndon — boys' name

145 babies named Glyndon in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s611930s301940s301950s16
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Glyndon was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

10 babies were named Glyndon in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glyndon

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Glyndon between 1918 and 1956, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glyndon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Glyndon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1921.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glyndon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Glyndon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glyndon 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 145 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.

Glyndon at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

145

Since 1918

39 years of records

Peak year

1946

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1918

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1956

Glyndon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1918

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1946)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 19561947194219361929192619221918 8

Glyndon popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1921 (Glyndon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19481921 5

Glyndon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
61 births that decade — 42% of Glyndon's all-time total
1910s81920s611930s301940s301950s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glyndon?
145 babies have been named Glyndon since 1918. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1946 with 10 births.
When was Glyndon most popular?
Glyndon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Is Glyndon a unisex name?
Yes, Glyndon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 145 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Glyndon been used?
Glyndon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 39 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Glyndon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glynn, Glyn, Glynis, Glyde. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–1956 (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.