Is Glenda a boy or girl name?
Glenda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Glenda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 109,500 US babies named Glenda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,334
- Babies named Glenda since 1900
- 109,500
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 4,224 babies
Boys and girls named Glenda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 553 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,457 | 100% |
| 1930s | 40 | 10,590 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 117 | 33,348 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 86 | 35,228 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 52 | 17,591 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5,324 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,447 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,374 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 787 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 325 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,334 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,449 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,535 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,213 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,667 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,367 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,420 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,376 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,029 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,693 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,460 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,944 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,480 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,014 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,899 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,542 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,095 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,537 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,007 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,984 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,805 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,850 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,511 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,414 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,360 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,255 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,252 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,213 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,037 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,090 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,030 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 205 | #898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 172 | #969 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 183 | #910 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 198 | #842 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 213 | #785 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 231 | #714 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 285 | #613 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 323 | #568 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 310 | #593 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 327 | #567 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 297 | #604 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 362 | #516 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 403 | #477 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 455 | #436 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 444 | #444 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 509 | #398 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 566 | #372 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 613 | #359 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 782 | #333 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 893 | #312 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 943 | #298 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 998 | #272 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #252 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,676 | 1,367 | #221 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,122 | 1,514 | #217 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,772 | 1,862 | #198 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,155 | 2,052 | #187 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,429 | 2,456 | #166 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,781 | 2,600 | #159 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,752 | 2,689 | #158 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,397 | 2,838 | #148 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,419 | 2,982 | #141 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,113 | 3,200 | #134 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,055 | 3,245 | #134 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,484 | 3,343 | #128 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,037 | 3,735 | #114 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,573 | 3,655 | #105 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,586 | 3,880 | #97 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,179 | 4,135 | #89 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,652 | 4,215 | #87 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,268 | 3,975 | #87 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,057 | 3,831 | #92 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,191 | 4,156 | #96 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,782 | 3,568 | #99 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,306 | 2,963 | #92 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,366 | 3,367 | #79 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,662 | 3,403 | #83 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,763 | 3,089 | #89 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,255 | 2,643 | #96 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,559 | 2,353 | #107 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,694 | 2,286 | #112 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,246 | 1,958 | #123 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,944 | 1,536 | #146 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 1,366 | #150 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,080 | 1,144 | #169 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 921 | #194 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 680 | #232 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 288 | #387 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 230 | #428 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 181 | #495 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 184 | #497 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 184 | #508 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 162 | #556 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 167 | #541 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 143 | #611 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 150 | #613 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 123 | #670 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 117 | #675 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 117 | #687 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 110 | #697 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 78 | #798 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 87 | #766 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 81 | #769 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 64 | #850 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 68 | #800 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 52 | #808 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 48 | #761 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 39 | #798 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 26 | #843 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,563 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,077 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,161 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,331 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,062 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,203 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,746 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,046 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Glenda reached #1,662 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #79 in 1944. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Glenda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.