Masculine dossier · first seen 1904

Glendon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Glendon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1975

Peak era

1975

Peak rank proxy

118

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1904Peak 19752024

Peak year

1975

Decline from peak

89.8%

2024

All-time

4,683

Glendon is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1975, when 118 boys were named Glendon.

In 2024, only 12 boys were given the name.

Down 89.8% from its peak.

All told, about 4,683 Americans have been named Glendon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1904.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1975

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