Glinda

Girl · recorded 1931–2008

  • 2008last recorded
  • 1951best year

Most popular in 1951.

Last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Glinda.

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Its story

Popularity since 1931

0407919311950197019892008

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 58 recorded years as a table
Glinda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19317
19336
193510
193611
19379
193811
193917
194016
194130
194233
194342
194450
194547
194646
194764
194867
194967
195072
195179
195268
195363
195455
195565
195645
195741
195845
195941
196030
196140
196224
196330
196418
196523
196624
196719
196821
196918
197014
197113
197212
197314
197410
19755
19768
19776
19787
19793
19808
19814
19823
19844
19853
19863
19874
19885
19904
19934
20083

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Glinda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2008
5
Rank in 2008
#17,504
How rare
1 in 378,187 girls
Since 1931
2,547

Glinda was last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1951, at 79 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Glinda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.