Boy or Girl

Is Glendon a boy or girl name?

Glendon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Glendon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 4,747 US babies named Glendon were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,956
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Glendon since 1904
4,747
Most popular year
1975
118 babies
Babies named Glendon each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Glendon from 1904 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Glendon, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s2400%
1910s373194.8%
1920s824263.1%
1930s685131.9%
1940s58361%
1950s47400%
1960s35600%
1970s45400%
1980s27700%
1990s23400%
2000s16300%
2010s17600%
2020s6000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202412#6,9560–
202313#6,6540–
202212#6,9620–
202114#6,1370–
20209#8,2850–
201913#6,5380–
201818#5,1660–
201719#4,9910–
201612#6,8570–
201526#4,0160–
201418#5,1230–
201315#5,7540–
201223#4,2970–
201125#4,0210–
20107#10,0230–
200912#6,9470–
200815#5,8680–
200717#5,2770–
200615#5,6150–
200517#4,9010–
200422#4,0530–
200316#4,8970–
200213#5,5120–
200115#4,9660–
200021#3,8210–
199925#3,2170–
199820#3,6290–
199720#3,5050–
199621#3,3290–
199518#3,6030–
199424#2,9790–
199323#2,9730–
199222#3,0400–
199128#2,4950–
199033#2,1880–
198929#2,3190–
198822#2,6380–
198726#2,2380–
198637#1,7040–
198524#2,2480–
198428#1,9510–
198327#1,9750–
198231#1,8290–
198124#2,1570–
198029#1,9210–
197941#1,4740–
197838#1,5150–
197745#1,3600–
197659#1,1030–
1975118#7640–
197437#1,4240–
197334#1,4790–
197221#1,9890–
197131#1,5730–
197030#1,5630–
196930#1,4800–
196831#1,4090–
196722#1,6800–
196627#1,4910–
196533#1,3430–
196434#1,3580–
196344#1,1680–
196239#1,2490–
196149#1,1250–
196047#1,1410–
195937#1,2840–
195837#1,2710–
195744#1,1720–
195644#1,1480–
195547#1,0930–
195460#9580–
195350#1,0270–
195253#9870–
195159#9160–
195043#1,0790–
194960#8910–
194859#8940–
194762#8870–
194643#1,0506#4,636
194549#9210–
194458#8250–
194366#8090–
194261#8360–
194167#7600–
194058#8230–
193950#8740–
193868#7460–
193764#7670–
193664#7610–
193561#7935#4,477
193473#7190–
193386#6240–
193279#6930–
193169#7450–
193071#7578#3,467
192966#7980–
192896#6320–
192774#7646#4,503
192686#6860–
192573#7746#4,639
192493#6720–
192384#7097#4,134
192284#7157#4,189
192177#7640–
192091#6690–
191965#8148#3,599
191853#91211#2,894
191775#7020–
191652#8790–
191534#1,1090–
191434#9540–
191320#1,1550–
191223#9530–
191110#1,1460–
19107#1,3570–
19098#1,1150–
19085#1,4720–
19070–0–
19066#1,1760–
19050–0–
19045#1,2800–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Glendon reached #624 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #2,894 in 1918. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Glendon

Compare Glendon with another nameTry Glendon with your surnameTop names of 1975More names starting with G

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.