Glenda
Modern Welsh coinage from glân “pure” plus da “good,” first fashionable in the twentieth century.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Glenda first shows up in the national records in 1900. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1941 to 1952. Its biggest year was 1950, when 4,215 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 87 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1944, at No. 79. All told, 109,522 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Glennda (561) (total births since 1880)
Explore Glenda interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 65 | No. 1052 |
| 1910s | 553 | No. 758 |
| 1920s | 1,457 | No. 497 |
| 1930s | 10,590 | No. 112 |
| 1940s | 33,348 | No. 79 |
| 1950s | 35,228 | No. 87 |
| 1960s | 17,592 | No. 158 |
| 1970s | 5,324 | No. 312 |
| 1980s | 2,448 | No. 567 |
| 1990s | 1,374 | No. 1029 |
| 2000s | 787 | No. 1801 |
| 2010s | 325 | No. 3350 |
| 2020s | 136 | No. 4833 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.