Given name
Glendale
“from the secluded narrow valley”
Glendale is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glendale is a variant of Glen. One interpretation is “from the secluded narrow valley.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glendale through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 625
- 544 boys · 81 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 503 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Glendale’s family of names
Glendale has a related form in Glen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Glendale, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Deane
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% boys
Cleveland
“from the land of clifffs”
>99% boys
Lyndell
“from the valley of linden trees” · “a man of the lake”
>99% boys
Rollie
“from the renowned land”
>99% boys
Eusebio
“one who is devout”
>99% boys
Lowry
“a great leader”
63% boys · 37% girls
Woody
“a woman of the forest” · “a man of the forest”
>99% boys
Randle
“the wolf shield”
>99% boys