Glynis
Glynis or Glynnis is a female and rarely male given name of Welsh origin. It may refer to:Glynis Barber, South African actress Glynis Breakwell,, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath Glynnis Breytenbach, South African politician Glynnis Talken Campbell, American romance writer, composer, musician and voiceover artist Glynis Coles, English retired tennis player Glynnis Cropp, New Zealand…
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Glynis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Glynis or Glynnis is a female and rarely male given name of Welsh origin. It may refer to:Glynis Barber, South African actress Glynis Breakwell,, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath Glynnis Breytenbach, South African politician Glynnis Talken Campbell, American romance writer, composer, musician and voiceover artist Glynis Coles, English retired tennis player Glynnis Cropp, New Zealand…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Glynis
Glynis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1963: 278 births, good for #596 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Glyniss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Glyniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Glynis
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About the name Glynis
Glynis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Glynis's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #596. Use the chart and map above to compare Glynis'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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