Unisex name · since 1915
Glenis
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 405 babies named Glenis, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glenis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 405 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenis has been recorded 405 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2020.
- #13,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 405 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glenis ranks #13,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 405
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glenis's 405 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glenis's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glenis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2020
- Peak year (1949)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Glenis popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1930 (Glenis as boys' name)
Glenis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (86 births, 21% of the file).
1930s was Glenis's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Glenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
86 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 86 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Glenis's data
- Glenis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glenis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.