Given name & surname
Glendon
“from the town in the glen”
Glendon is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the town in the glen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the town in the glen.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glendon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,759
- 4,695 boys · 64 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,934 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,934 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 118 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,514 as a first name in 2020; 234 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Glendon’s family of names
Glendon has a related form in Glenden. Glendon has a related form in Glendan. Glendon has a related form in Glendin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Glendon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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