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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Glynis

Glynis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 596th with 278 babies. More babies were named Glynis in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1963278 babies
Total since 1880
2,024babies recorded

Glynis popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1961.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,8935
1990#7,48611
1980#7,6368
1970#1,91445
1960#1,90336
1950#3,51610
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Glynis, counting every spelling?

Glynis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Glynis?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Glynis are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 59 and 67. That makes Glynis a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Glynis by state

How common Glynis was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.6×), Louisiana (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×), Virginia (1.7×), Florida (1.7×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNY0.09Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.06Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesCA0.08Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMO0.10Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesVA0.15Maryland: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMD0.14Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAR0.13Tennessee: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTN0.11North Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNC0.10South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesDC0.10Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMS0.23Alabama: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAL0.12Georgia: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesGA0.16Hawaii: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesHI0.20Texas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesTX0.13Florida: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesFL0.15
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Glynis, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Glynis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Glynis, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Glynis

How popular is the name Glynis?

Glynis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 596th with 278 babies. More babies were named Glynis in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Glynis a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,014 girls and 10 boys.

Where was Glynis most popular?

In 1961–1965, Glynis was most common in Mississippi (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and Louisiana.