Glennis
Last seen for girls in 1997 at #12,070 · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 74.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 60 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,056since 1912
Glennis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
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| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | — | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | — | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #3,148 | 16 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #1,708 | 46 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #2,004 | 34 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #1,597 | 41 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #1,623 | 39 | #2,044 | 15 |
| 1953 | #1,531 | 41 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,433 | 41 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #1,236 | 54 | #1,462 | 25 |
| 1948 | #1,548 | 36 | #1,460 | 25 |
| 1947 | #1,141 | 62 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #1,419 | 38 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | #1,536 | 19 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #1,305 | 39 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #1,195 | 44 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #1,335 | 33 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #903 | 60 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #992 | 51 | #1,476 | 21 |
| 1937 | #1,144 | 39 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #921 | 55 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #1,084 | 41 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #1,311 | 30 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,181 | 40 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #1,159 | 41 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,136 | 45 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #1,303 | 36 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #1,227 | 42 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #1,377 | 29 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Glennis! It came in at #1,620, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1980–1981, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Glennis is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kansas#314 · 1 in 2,791
Best ever in a state: #182 in Maine, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #314 | 5 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Georgia | — | — | — |
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| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Glennis
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
- Biggest jump: 163 spots in 1936 (#1,084 → #921)
- Biggest drop: 223 spots in 1937 (#921 → #1,144)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1939 at #903 (60 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1938–1939
- Highest: 1 in 18,277 girls born in 1939 were named Glennis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 290,118 girls born in 1997 (0.00%)
- 20.2% of all girls named Glennis (416) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1981, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 154 | #1,369 (1919) | #1,751 |
| 1920s | 357 | #1,136 (1928) | #1,343 |
| 1930s | 402 | #903 (1939) | #1,167 |
| 1940s | 416 | #1,114 (1940) | #1,309 |
| 1950s | 316 | #1,433 (1950) | #1,970 |
| 1960s | 228 | #1,708 (1964) | #2,774 |
| 1970s | 98 | #3,872 (1970) | #5,873 |
| 1980s | 67 | #6,810 (1984) | #8,574 |
| 1990s | 18 | #10,271 (1991) | #11,928 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Glennis in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 30,698 of them was named Glennis, which outranked 77.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,180Royce45
- #1,180Verona45
- #1,180Walter45
- #1,195Glennis44
- #1,195Elia44
- #1,195Fanny44
- #1,195Glinda44
- #1,206Anastasia43
- #1,206Arla43
- #1,206Audry43
Tied with 10 names at #1,195; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 106,243 of them was named Glennis, which outranked 49.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,946Winslow14
- #1,946Winthrop14
- #1,946Woodford14
- #2,042Glennis13
- #2,042Abbott13
- #2,042Adrain13
- #2,042Albino13
- #2,145Alger12
- #2,145Alpheus12
- #2,145Americo12
Tied with 102 names at #2,042; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.