Unisex name · since 1918
Glyndon
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Glyndon, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
145 boys have been named Glyndon since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Glyndon recorded 145 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1956.
- #14,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 145 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glyndon ranks #14,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glyndon's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glyndon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glyndon's full recorded timeline at 1935, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glyndon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1956
- Peak year (1946)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Glyndon popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1921 (Glyndon as girls' name)
Glyndon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (61 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Glyndon's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Glyndon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 61 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Glyndon's data
- Glyndon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glyndon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1918–1956 (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 Glyndon 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.