Is Glynda a boy or girl name?

Glynda is a girl’s name. Of the 2,425 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Glynda

Recorded 1925–1985 · United States

Glynda was most popular in 1947, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,361 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,425 people named Glynda.

Glynda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Glynda’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Glynda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Glynda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,425 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 Glynda

Where Glynda 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