Glenda Girl
How popular is Glenda?
#5,916 girl name in 2025
20 baby girls were named Glenda in the US in 2025, making it the 5916th most popular girl name.
77,995living people named Glenda (est.)
72median age of people named Glenda
109,522babies named Glenda since 1880
1 in 165,767US babies born in 2025
Glenda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,916 for girls (▼ 619 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,979 in 2015, #5,165 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1950 (4,215 girls) |
| Highest rank | #79 in 1944 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Glenda is most popular
Babies named Glenda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Glenda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 65 | #1,052 |
| 1910s | 553 | #758 |
| 1920s | 1,457 | #497 |
| 1930s | 10,590 | #112 |
| 1940s | 33,348 | #79 |
| 1950s | 35,228 | #87 |
| 1960s | 17,592 | #158 |
| 1970s | 5,324 | #312 |
| 1980s | 2,448 | #567 |
| 1990s | 1,374 | #1,027 |
| 2000s | 787 | #1,797 |
| 2010s | 325 | #3,349 |
| 2020s | 136 | #4,829 |
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Questions
- Is Glenda a boy or girl name?
- Glenda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Glenda were girls.
- How popular is the name Glenda?
- 20 baby girls were named Glenda in the US in 2025, making it the 5916th most popular girl name.
- When was Glenda most popular?
- Glenda peaked in 1950, when 4,215 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #79 in 1944.
- How many people are named Glenda?
- 109,522 babies have been named Glenda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 77,995 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Glenda most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Glenda was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.