Glenis
The Story of Glenis
As a girl name
Glenis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 13 Gleniss were born — ranking #2,851 that year. As of 2026, Glenis ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 405 Gleniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Glenis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1930, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 6 Gleniss were born — ranking #3,361 that year. As of 2026, Glenis ranks #6,250 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Gleniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Glenis
Glenis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 405 births in the dataset. Glenis's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #2,851. Use the chart and map above to compare Glenis'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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