The baby name Glenda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2023. It was most popular in 1951 with 5,293 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Glenda has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 58 |
| 1918 | 46 |
| 1919 | 34 |
| 1920 | 63 |
| 1921 | 88 |
| 1922 | 78 |
| 1923 | 115 |
| 1924 | 132 |
| 1925 | 98 |
| 1926 | 140 |
| 1927 | 160 |
| 1928 | 190 |
| 1929 | 180 |
| 1930 | 177 |
| 1931 | 263 |
| 1932 | 346 |
| 1933 | 970 |
| 1934 | 1,152 |
| 1935 | 1,829 |
| 1936 | 1,841 |
| 1937 | 2,016 |
| 1938 | 2,624 |
| 1939 | 2,711 |
| 1940 | 3,028 |
| 1941 | 2,913 |
| 1942 | 3,221 |
| 1943 | 5,079 |
| 1944 | 3,734 |
| 1945 | 3,247 |
| 1946 | 3,898 |
| 1947 | 4,728 |
| 1948 | 4,326 |
| 1949 | 4,574 |
| 1950 | 4,991 |
| 1951 | 5,293 |
| 1952 | 5,251 |
| 1953 | 4,915 |
| 1954 | 4,744 |
| 1955 | 4,107 |
| 1956 | 4,249 |
| 1957 | 4,093 |
| 1958 | 3,877 |
| 1959 | 3,727 |
| 1960 | 3,563 |
| 1961 | 3,639 |
| 1962 | 3,771 |
| 1963 | 2,341 |
| 1964 | 2,374 |
| 1965 | 1,929 |
| 1966 | 1,770 |
| 1967 | 1,390 |
| 1968 | 1,274 |
| 1969 | 1,208 |
| 1970 | 1,152 |
| 1971 | 1,009 |
| 1972 | 688 |
| 1973 | 665 |
| 1974 | 590 |
| 1975 | 513 |
| 1976 | 507 |
| 1977 | 422 |
| 1978 | 413 |
| 1979 | 291 |
| 1980 | 313 |
| 1981 | 283 |
| 1982 | 327 |
| 1983 | 264 |
| 1984 | 192 |
| 1985 | 213 |
| 1986 | 177 |
| 1987 | 158 |
| 1988 | 147 |
| 1989 | 113 |
| 1990 | 96 |
| 1991 | 124 |
| 1992 | 119 |
| 1993 | 73 |
| 1994 | 63 |
| 1995 | 47 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 70 |
| 1998 | 54 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 53 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |