Given name
Glenden
“from the town in the glen”
Glenden is a variant of Glendon. One interpretation is “from the town in the glen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glenden is a variant of Glendon. One interpretation is “from the town in the glen.”
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
Glenden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 12 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 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.
Glenden’s family of names
Glenden has a related form in Glendon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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