Glyndon
The Story of Glyndon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Glyndon as a girl name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Glyndon — #5,099 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Glyndon on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Glyndon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Glyndon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1946: 10 births, good for #2,403 nationwide. About 42% of every Glyndon on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Glyndon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 145 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Glyndon
Glyndon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Glyndon's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #2,403. Use the chart and map above to compare Glyndon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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