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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Glinda

Glinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 734th with 142 babies. More babies were named Glinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1951142 babies
Total since 1880
2,547babies recorded

Glinda popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#9,5658
1980#5,32913
1970#2,80425
1960#1,41161
1950#778124
1940#1,92118
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Glinda, counting every spelling?

Glinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Glinda?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Glinda are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 64 and 76. That makes Glinda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Glinda by state

How common Glinda was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), Louisiana (4.4×), Georgia (3.7×), Oklahoma (3.6×), Tennessee (3.1×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAR0.18Tennessee: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTN0.21North Carolina: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesNC0.17South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesOK0.25Louisiana: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesLA0.31Mississippi: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesMS0.31Alabama: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAL0.18Georgia: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesGA0.26Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Glinda, girls, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Glinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glinda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Glinda

How popular is the name Glinda?

Glinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 734th with 142 babies. More babies were named Glinda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Glinda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,547 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Glinda most popular?

In 1949–1953, Glinda was most common in Mississippi (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.