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Glendon

/ˈɡlɛndoʊn/ · 99% boys · 12 born in 2025

Glendon has been given to about 4,759 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡlɛndoʊn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,741
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Glendon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 118
  • Born in 202512
  • All time4,759

How popular is Glendon?

Its best year was 1975, when 118 babies were given the name, ranking 764th. The typical living American called Glendon is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Glendon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lennon0.79
  2. Brendon0.79
  3. Landon0.71
  4. London0.71
  5. Lyndon0.71
  6. Leon0.68
  7. Greyson0.68
  8. Trenton0.68

Middle names for Glendon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Glendon Paul0.77
  2. Glendon Lee0.77
  3. Glendon Dean0.76
  4. Glendon Blake0.76
  5. Glendon Bryce0.76
  6. Glendon Wade0.76

Sibling names for Glendon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.86
  2. Elouisesister · 0.86
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.85
  4. Louiebrother · 0.85
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.84
  6. Otisbrother · 0.83

Where Glendon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Glendon White0.72
    2. Glendon Reyes0.72
    3. Glendon Lee0.72
    4. Glendon Hill0.72
    5. Glendon Hall0.72
    6. Glendon Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Glendon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.