Unisex name · since 1912
Glennis
2,056 babies named Glennis in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,056
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glennis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,056 recorded since 1912.
Glennis has 2,056 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1997.
- #4,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,056 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glennis ranks #4,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,056 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,056
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Glennis's 2,056 recorded births place it above 93.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Glennis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glennis's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glennis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1997
- Peak year (1947)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Glennis popularity over time - boys
721 total births recorded since 1913 (Glennis as boys' name)
Glennis by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (416 births, 20% of the file).
1940s was Glennis's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Glennis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 154
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
357 births
- 1930s
1930s
402 births
- 1940s
1940s
416 births
- 1950s
1950s
316 births
- 1960s
1960s
228 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 416 births (20% of all-time use).
How Glennis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glennis's total volume
Glennis by state
Where Glennis concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 62 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Maine | | 38 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.2% |
62 of 2,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Glennis appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Glennis's decade-level peak was the 1940s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Glenniss (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glennis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1912–1997 (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 Glennis 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.