Glenda

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Glenda: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Glenda: Recorded since 1952, with a gap of 11 years, it reached #43 in 1956, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

4registrars recorded it
49times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#43highest recorded position
16groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Glenda's record

Absent from every published list for 11 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#2770
2004	#4598
2005	#3970
2006	#5061
2012	#4838
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 25 of the 33 years from 1965 to 1997.

In 1961: #96 among girls in New Zealand, #98 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1961
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1961).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Glenda appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 25 ranked years and 312 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1952.

Glenda across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Glenda's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#385 (1965)	#183 (1977)	#576 (1997)	25 of 33	312 (1965–1997)	31 (1977)
England and Wales · Girls	#2770 (1999)	#2770 (1999)	#5891 (2024)	6 of 26	22 (1999–2024)	5 (1999)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#50 (1952)	#50 (1952)	#98 (1961)	10 of 10	1,343 (1952–1961)	176 (1952)
New Zealand · Girls	#58 (1954)	#43 (1956)	#96 (1961)	8 of 8	859 (1954–1961)	140 (1956)

Glenda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Glenda in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	11	3 of 10	4
1970sbusiest	181	10 of 10	18
1980s	106	8 of 10	13
1990s	14	4 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Glenda appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #43 in New Zealand in 1956.

Glenda's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#5061	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3970	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2770	5	High	Verified
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#98	83	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#92	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#74	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	109	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#62	150	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	156	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	174	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	142	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#50	176	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New Zealand	female	#96	80	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#86	85	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#64	111	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#71	102	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#64	106	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#43	140	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#47	130	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#58	105	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#411	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	7	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	7	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	12	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#248	18	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#212	25	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#202	27	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#219	23	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	28	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	31	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	26	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#238	16	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#228	19	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#241	18	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#285	10	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#349	6	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#396	4	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	4	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#344	4	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 41 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #43, first reached in 1956.

It held a top-100 place in 10 years, 10 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 176 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Its record falls into 10 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 11 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 47 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Gladys · #327, 26y
Glen · #29, 74y
Glenn · #16, 75y
Gloria · #86, 65y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hollie · #41, 41y
Kayleigh · #45, 41y
Shay · #39, 39y
Joe · #48, 36y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Desmond · #43, 68y
Lance · #43, 64y
Roslyn · #43, 62y
Ylva · #43, 58y

Glenda was ranked #43 in New Zealand · Girls in 1956. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Glenda and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Glenda without appearing here.

Glenda moved ahead of

Jude Compare
In 1972 they stood at #285 and #285 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1973 that had become #241 and #349.
Karin Compare
In 1969 they stood at #344 and #344 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1970 that had become #396 and #447.
Rhonda Compare
In 1972 they stood at #285 and #285 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1973 that had become #241 and #245.

Moved ahead of Glenda

Alma Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2770 and #3225 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1535.
Aria Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2770 and #3225 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1715.
Frida Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2770 and #3900 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1836.
Jenna Compare
In 1983 they stood at #248 and #523 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1984 that had become #365 and #107.

Moved the opposite way to Glenda

Aisling Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 while Aisling went from #121 to #18.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 while Alexandra went from #227 to #132.
Alison Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 while Alison went from #117 to #53.
Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 while Amy went from #262 to #8.

Moved the same way as Glenda

Alice Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 and Alice from #60 to #88.
Alma Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 and Alma from #262 to #496.
Amelia Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 and Amelia from #325 to #576.
Angela Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Glenda went from #385 to #576 and Angela from #21 to #200.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #43 in New Zealand in 1956. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Glenda

Glenda at a glance

What stands out in Glenda's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Glenda across 4 official records

Glenda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Glenda appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Glenda at a glance

What stands out in Glenda's record

Glenda across 4 official records

Glenda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Glenda appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Glenda

Glenda and the names beside it

Glenda moved ahead of

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