Boy or Girl

Is Glynda a boy or girl name?

Glynda was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,425 US babies named Glynda were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Glynda since 1925
2,425
Most popular year
1947
121 babies
Babies named Glynda each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Glynda from 1925 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Glynda, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1920s029100%
1930s0222100%
1940s0937100%
1950s0667100%
1960s0387100%
1970s0138100%
1980s045100%
1990s00–
2000s00–
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–7#8,649
19840–6#9,523
19830–6#9,424
19820–9#7,073
19810–10#6,485
19800–7#8,441
19790–14#4,916
19780–10#6,094
19770–15#4,492
19760–11#5,339
19750–16#4,006
19740–13#4,544
19730–15#4,041
19720–10#5,223
19710–16#3,844
19700–18#3,477
19690–31#2,313
19680–26#2,451
19670–33#2,048
19660–29#2,213
19650–36#1,925
19640–45#1,734
19630–52#1,570
19620–41#1,796
19610–38#1,876
19600–56#1,472
19590–49#1,560
19580–59#1,389
19570–62#1,346
19560–56#1,405
19550–63#1,273
19540–57#1,323
19530–67#1,182
19520–72#1,111
19510–90#983
19500–92#929
19490–102#869
19480–113#819
19470–121#789
19460–80#932
19450–91#785
19440–107#734
19430–97#789
19420–90#806
19410–76#832
19400–60#931
19390–65#870
19380–39#1,170
19370–31#1,315
19360–23#1,564
19350–18#1,871
19340–22#1,623
19330–9#2,975
19320–7#3,714
19310–0–
19300–8#3,470
19290–7#3,829
19280–5#5,004
19270–10#3,149
19260–0–
19250–7#4,183

Highest rank

Glynda has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #734 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Glynda

Compare Glynda with another nameTry Glynda with your surnameTop names of 1947More 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.