How Many People Are Named Glenys?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Glenys. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Glenys peaked in popularity in 1925 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glenys 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 Glenys paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Glenys is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1925
23 births
Total Registered
570
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glenys
Glenys is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 570 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Glenys as a female name
Ranked #11,809 in 2009
9 female births in 2009
Peak: 1925 (23 births)
Glenys: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glenys span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 129 babies were registered. Glenys has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glenys by Decade
How has Glenys 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.
Glenys by State
Glenys + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glenys as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glenys
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glenys: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glenys?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Glenys 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 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Glenys a common name?
Glenys is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 570 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glenys most popular?
Glenys reached peak popularity in 1925, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glenys is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glenys a female name?
Glenys is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glenys Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glenys Smith, Glenys Johnson, Glenys 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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