unisex name
Glennis
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Births on record 2,777
Glennis is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1997 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1947, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Glennis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 185 |
| 1920s | 451 |
| 1930s | 542 |
| 1940s | 589 |
| 1950s | 468 |
| 1960s | 309 |
| 1970s | 137 |
| 1980s | 78 |
| 1990s (to 1997) | 18 |
How popular is Glennis?
In 1997, Glennis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Glennis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Glennis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Glennis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Glennis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Glennis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Glennis
How popular is the name Glennis?
In 1997, Glennis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Glennis a girl's or a boy's name?
Glennis is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Glennis most popular?
Glennis peaked in 1947, when 80 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.