Glennis
Glenys, a Welsh female given name meaning "clean, holy", may refer to:Glenys Bakker, Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta Glenys Barton, sculptor working mainly in ceramic and bronze Glenys Beasley, Australian sprinter Glenys Fowles AM, Australian operatic soprano Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, British politician Glenys Page (1940–2012), New Zealand cricketer Glenys Quick, retired…
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Meaning & Origin of Glennis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Glenys, a Welsh female given name meaning "clean, holy", may refer to:Glenys Bakker, Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta Glenys Barton, sculptor working mainly in ceramic and bronze Glenys Beasley, Australian sprinter Glenys Fowles AM, Australian operatic soprano Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, British politician Glenys Page (1940–2012), New Zealand cricketer Glenys Quick, retired…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Glennis
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Glennis as a girl name dates back to 1912, when 12 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 62 newborns named Glennis — #1,141 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Glenniss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Glenniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Glennis on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 26 Glenniss were born — ranking #1,532 that year. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Glenniss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1986 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 721 Glenniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Glennis
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About the name Glennis
Glennis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Glennis's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Glennis'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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