Is Glinda a boy or girl name?

Glinda is a girl’s name. Of the 2,547 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Glinda

Recorded 1931–2008 · United States

Glinda was most popular in 1951, when 142 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,285 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,547 people named Glinda.

Glinda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Glinda’s peak in 1951. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Glinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Glinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,547 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Glinda

Where Glinda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org