How Many People Are Named Glinda?
An estimated 1,685 people in the United States have the first name Glinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Glinda peaked in popularity in 1951 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glinda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Glinda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Glinda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
1,685
About 1 in 203,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1951
142 births
Total Registered
2,547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glinda
Glinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,547 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Glinda as a female name
Ranked #18,483 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1951 (142 births)
Glinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glinda span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,092 babies were registered. Glinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glinda by Decade
How has Glinda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Glinda by State
Birth registrations for Glinda span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi. The lowest are in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky. On average, about 80 Glindas were registered per state.
Glinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glinda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glinda?
We estimate approximately 1,685 people named Glinda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 203,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Glinda a common name?
Glinda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glinda most popular?
Glinda reached peak popularity in 1951, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glinda is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glinda a female name?
Glinda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glinda Smith, Glinda Johnson, Glinda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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