Glenys
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…
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Glenys
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)
- Welsh
The Story of Glenys
The earliest SSA record of Glenys as a baby girl name dates back to 1911, when 5 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Glenys — #1,795 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Glenyss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 570 Glenyss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Glenys
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About the name Glenys
Glenys is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 570 births in the dataset. Glenys's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #1,795. Use the chart and map above to compare Glenys'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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