Girl name Welsh origin Christian tradition

Glenda

GLEN-də · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pure and good, from Welsh glan and da
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Welsh · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5334
2024 births24
Peak year1950
First appeared1900
Total US births109,205
1950 peak19001931196219932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GlenGlennie
Alternate spellings
GlyndaGlendah
In other languages
Glynda (Welsh)

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