Tools / Baby names / G

Glenda

Girl

Meaning of Glenda: Welsh: 'holy and good'

Glenda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5678th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5678

20 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

109,522

First recorded 1900 · peak 1950

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 310 babies1982: 323 babies1983: 285 babies1984: 232 babies1985: 213 babies1986: 198 babies1987: 183 babies1988: 172 babies1989: 205 babies1990: 175 babies19901991: 165 babies1992: 179 babies1993: 143 babies1994: 137 babies1995: 135 babies1996: 124 babies1997: 118 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 86 babies2000: 96 babies20002001: 86 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 66 babies2005: 89 babies2006: 72 babies2007: 75 babies2008: 61 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 33 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 24 babies2025: 20 babies
US babies named Glenda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 323.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Welsh girls' names

Other names starting with G