Girls' name · since 1945
Grenda
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Grenda, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Grenda since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grenda has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1968.
- #30,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grenda ranks #30,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #30,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Grenda's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Grenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Grenda splits its recorded history at 1958: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Grenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1968
- Peak year (1964)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Grenda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (40 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Grenda's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Grenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
40 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 40 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Grenda's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 1960s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1945–1968 (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 Grenda 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.