Recorded 1945–1968 Girls' name Peak 1964 77 births

Grenda — girls' name

77 babies named Grenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s401960s32
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Grenda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

9 babies were named Grenda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Grenda between 1945 and 1968, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grenda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grenda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grenda 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 77 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.

Grenda at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

77

Since 1945

24 years of records

Peak year

1964

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1945

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1968

Grenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1945

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1964)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Grenda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
40 births that decade — 52% of Grenda's all-time total
1940s51950s401960s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grenda?
77 babies have been named Grenda since 1945. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1964 with 9 births.
When was Grenda most popular?
Grenda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Grenda been used?
Grenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 24 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Grenda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gretchen, Greta, Grecia, Gretta, 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, 1945–1968 (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.