Given name & surname
Glenis
“a holy woman”
Glenis is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glenis is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glenis 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glenis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 432
- 27 boys · 405 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 18 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 977 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.
Glenis’s family of names
Glenis has a related form in Glenys. In Greek usage, Glenis as a surname is a transliteration of Γλένης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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