Given name
Glennis
“from the narrow valley”·“a holy woman”
Glennis is a variant of Glynis. One Welsh interpretation is “from the narrow valley.” Glennis is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glennis is a variant of Glynis. One Welsh interpretation is “from the narrow valley.” Glennis is a variant of Glenys. One Welsh interpretation is “a holy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glennis is a variant of Glynis. An origin associated with Glynis is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glennis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,777
- 721 boys · 2,056 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 26% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 62 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,647 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.
Glennis’s family of names
Glennis has a related form in Glynis. Glennis has a related form in Glenys.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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