Glenda

Girl name

Glenda has been given to 109,522 babies in the U.S. since 1900. It peaked in 1950.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡlɛndə/

Coined in the twentieth century from Welsh glân (“holy, fair”) and da (“good”).

Origin: Welsh

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

109,522

Peak year

1950 (4,224 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1900

10-year trend

▼ -26%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician (1936–2023)

Glenda Farrell

American actress (1904–1971)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Glenda.

110,434 babies since 1907

104,442 babies since 1908

95,475 babies since 1911

124,718 babies since 1880

129,078 babies since 1880

133,604 babies since 1880

85,307 babies since 1907

134,111 babies since 1888

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