How Many People Are Named Glenis?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Glenis. It is predominantly female (93.8%). The average bearer is 68 years old, and Glenis peaked in popularity in 1932 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glenis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Glenis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Glenis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.8% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1932
18 births
Total Registered
432
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glenis
Glenis is predominantly female (93.8%), though 27 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Glenis as a male name
Ranked #6,606 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1932 (6 births)
Glenis as a female name
Ranked #15,932 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1949 (13 births)
Glenis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glenis span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 102 babies were registered. Glenis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glenis by Decade
How has Glenis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Glenis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glenis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glenis
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glenis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glenis?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Glenis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Glenis a common name?
Glenis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 432 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glenis most popular?
Glenis reached peak popularity in 1932, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glenis is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glenis a female name?
Glenis is predominantly female. 93.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glenis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glenis Smith, Glenis Johnson, Glenis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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