How Many People Are Named Grenda?
An estimated 57 people in the United States have the first name Grenda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Grenda peaked in popularity in 1964 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grenda 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 Grenda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Grenda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Grenda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
57
About 1 in 6,013,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1964
9 births
Total Registered
77
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grenda
Grenda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 77 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Grenda as a female name
Ranked #5,301 in 1968
8 female births in 1968
Peak: 1964 (9 births)
Grenda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grenda span from the 1940s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 40 babies were registered. While Grenda is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Grenda by Decade
How has Grenda 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.
Grenda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grenda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grenda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Grenda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grenda?
We estimate approximately 57 people named Grenda 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 6,013,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Grenda a common name?
Grenda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 77 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grenda most popular?
Grenda reached peak popularity in 1964, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grenda is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grenda a female name?
Grenda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grenda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grenda Smith, Grenda Johnson, Grenda 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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