Glinda

GLIHN-duh /ˈɡlɪndə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Glinda is an uncommon variant of Glenda that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Glinda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Glinda was first reported in SSA data in 1931 and peaked in 1951 (142 births).

About the name Glinda

PronunciationGLIHN-duh /ˈɡlɪndə/
CultureEnglish
142peak births 1951
1931first in SSA data

Names similar to Glinda

How popular is Glinda?

Girls named Glinda
193119401950196019701980199020002008
Girls named Glinda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1931–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Glinda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200855#18,486
19937—#10,978
19908—#9,565
19889—#7,928
19877—#9,107
19866—#9,953
19856—#9,714
19846—#9,522
19825—#11,059
19816—#9,481
198013—#5,329
19795—#10,733
197810—#6,093
19779—#6,521
197612—#4,982
19757—#7,423
197414—#4,301
197320—#3,269
197219—#3,314
197122—#3,089
197025—#2,804
196931—#2,312
196835—#2,033
196731—#2,138
196641—#1,777
196541—#1,777
196435—#2,027
196357—#1,483
196248—#1,636
196180—#1,236
196061—#1,411
195983—#1,167
195891—#1,108
195784—#1,155
195690—#1,093
1955128—#859
1954106—#936
1953118—#864
1952126—#808
1951142—#734
1950124—#778
1949115—#816
1948113—#818
1947113—#827
194673—#981
194562—#982
194467—#951
194358—#1,053
194244—#1,198
194136—#1,279
194018—#1,921
193919—#1,828
193812—#2,489
193710—#2,817
193611—#2,582
193510—#2,810
19336—#3,923
19317—#3,640