Recorded 1951–2008 Girls' name Peak 1964 559 births

Glynnis — girls' name

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.

1950s811960s1971970s801980s1051990s802000s16
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Glynnis was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

40 babies were named Glynnis in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glynnis

The Social Security Administration has registered 559 babies named Glynnis between 1951 and 2008, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glynnis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glynnis performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Glynnis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Glynnis in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glynnis 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 559 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.

Glynnis at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

559

Since 1951

58 years of records

Peak year

1964

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1951

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2008

Glynnis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1951

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1964)
40
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
01020304050 200819961989198319751969196319571951 7

Glynnis by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
197 births that decade — 35% of Glynnis's all-time total
1950s811960s1971970s801980s1051990s802000s16

Glynnis by state

Where Glynnis concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Glynnis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 2.3%
#2 New York
6 1.1%
California share of Glynnis's total US births 2.3%
Even split

13 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glynnis?
559 babies have been named Glynnis since 1951. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1964 with 40 births.
When was Glynnis most popular?
Glynnis was most popular in the 1960s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Glynnis most popular?
The top states for the name Glynnis are California (13 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Glynnis been used?
Glynnis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 58 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Glynnis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glynda, Glynis, Glynn, Glynna, 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, 1951–2008 (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.