The first name Glenys
A girl’s name from Welsh meaning “clean”, “holy”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
Glenys means “clean”, “holy” in Welsh.
A twentieth century coinage from Welsh glân (“clean, holy”) + -ys.
More names that mean holy.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Glenys at birth, 1880–2025
In 2009, 9 girls born in the United States were named Glenys, the 11,811th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 23 were.
570
babies named Glenys since 1880
#11,811
rank in 2009
1925
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Glenys
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of HolyheadBritish politician (1944–2023)
- Glenys BakkerCurler, born 1962
More Welsh girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Glenys mean?
- Glenys means “clean”, “holy” in Welsh.
- What is the origin of the name Glenys?
- A twentieth century coinage from Welsh glân (“clean, holy”) + -ys.
- Is Glenys a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 570 US babies named Glenys since 1880 were girls.
- When was Glenys most popular?
- 1925 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Glenys, its highest rank at 1,814th.
- What are other spellings of Glenys?
- Glynis.