Given name
Glennda
“one who is good and fair”
Glennda is a variant of Glenda. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is good and fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glennda is a variant of Glenda. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is good and fair.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glennda is a variant of Glenda. An origin associated with Glenda is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glennda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 561
- 0 boys · 561 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 34 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 girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 489 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.
Glennda’s family of names
Glennda has a related form in Glenda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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