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Meaning of the nameGlenda

Glenda is a female name created in the twentieth century, which Wiktionary explains from Welsh glân, 'holy, fair', and da, 'good'.

Meaning

“from Welsh glân ('holy, fair') and da ('good'), according to Wiktionary”

Source: Wiktionary: Glenda

People (2022)
12,424
Rank in Brazil
#1,470
Median age
19 years
2010 Census
10,183
people

Glenda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Glenda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,149 people).

12,369 women 55 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Glenda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Glenda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amapá 0.034%
  2. Amazonas 0.029%
  3. Pará 0.022%
  4. Roraima 0.016%
  5. Acre 0.015%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará1,7990.022%
Minas Gerais1,2480.006%
São Paulo1,2110.003%
Amazonas1,1290.029%
Maranhão9440.014%
Bahia7730.006%
Goiás5890.008%
Ceará5720.007%
Rio de Janeiro5380.003%
Piauí3380.010%
Pernambuco3120.003%
Rio Grande do Norte2960.009%
Distrito Federal2770.010%
Rio Grande do Sul2670.003%
Amapá2470.034%
Paraná2290.002%
Espírito Santo2260.006%
Sergipe2170.010%
Santa Catarina2130.003%
Tocantins1810.012%
Mato Grosso1450.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1290.005%
Rondônia1280.008%
Acre1210.015%
Paraíba1130.003%
Roraima1020.016%
Alagoas800.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Glenda

Wiktionary says Glenda was created in the twentieth century from the Welsh elements glân, 'holy, fair', and da, 'good'. Behind the Name has a different reading: probably a feminine of Glenn, with the suffix -da, and it was not common before the twentieth century. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Glendha and Glennda as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,424 people named Glenda, with a median age of 19. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Glenda · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Glenda · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Glenda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Glenda

What does the name Glenda mean?

Glenda means “from Welsh glân ('holy, fair') and da ('good'), according to Wiktionary”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Glenda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,424 people with the first name Glenda, which ranks it number 1,470 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Glenda a boy's or a girl's name?

Glenda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,369 women and 55 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Glenda?

Glenda is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Glenda most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.034% of the state's population is named Glenda (247 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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