Recorded 1915–2020 Unisex name Peak 1949 405 births

Glenis — unisex name

405 babies named Glenis in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s731930s861940s681950s761960s541970s131980s62020s5
1930s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Glenis was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

13 babies were named Glenis in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenis

The Social Security Administration has registered 405 babies named Glenis between 1915 and 2020, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glenis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Glenis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1930.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Glenis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 405 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Glenis at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

405

Since 1915

106 years of records

Peak year

1949

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1915

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2020

Glenis popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1915

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1949)
13
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Glenis popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1930 (Glenis as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 19801942193619321930 5

Glenis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
86 births that decade — 21% of Glenis's all-time total
1910s241920s731930s861940s681950s761960s541970s131980s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenis?
405 babies have been named Glenis since 1915. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1949 with 13 births.
When was Glenis most popular?
Glenis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Is Glenis a unisex name?
Yes, Glenis is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 405 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Glenis been used?
Glenis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 106 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Glenis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.