Given name
Glenice
“a holy woman”
Glenice is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glenice is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glenice is a variant of Glenys. An origin associated with Glenys is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glenice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 943
- 0 boys · 943 girls
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1931. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 535 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Glenice’s family of names
Glenice has a related form in Glenys.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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