Glendon
Glendon was the 6934th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 624th; the most babies were born in 1975 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,918 places. More babies were named Glendon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,934 boys, up 1,357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,759babies recorded
Glendon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 64 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,934 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,291 | 9 |
| 2010 | #10,025 | 7 |
| 2000 | #3,821 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,188 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,921 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,563 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,141 | 47 |
| 1950 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1940 | #823 | 58 |
| 1930 | #757 | 71 |
| 1920 | #669 | 91 |
| 1910 | #1,357 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Glendon, counting every spelling?
Glendon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Glendon?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Glendon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Glendon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Glendon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Glendon?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Glendon are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 34 and 69. That makes Glendon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Glendon by state
How common Glendon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Glendon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glendon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Glendon
How popular is the name Glendon?
Glendon was the 6934th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 624th; the most babies were born in 1975 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,918 places. More babies were named Glendon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Glendon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Glendon in the US.
Where is Glendon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Glendon was most common in Pennsylvania (0.03 per 1,000 boys).