Girls' name · since 1951
Glynnis
559 babies named Glynnis in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
559 girls have been named Glynnis since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Glynnis has 559 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2008.
- #11,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 559 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glynnis ranks #11,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 559 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Glynnis's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Glynnis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Glynnis splits its recorded history at 1977: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Glynnis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2008
- Peak year (1964)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Glynnis by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (197 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Glynnis's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Glynnis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
197 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 197 births (35% of all-time use).
How Glynnis 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 Glynnis's total volume
Glynnis by state
Where Glynnis concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
13 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Glynnis's data
- Glynnis's decade-level peak was the 1960s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Glynniss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glynnis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1951–2008 (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 Glynnis 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.