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    The first name Glynis

    A girl’s name from Welsh.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Welsh origin

    A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys.

    A form of Glenys.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Glynis at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2008, 5 girls born in the United States were named Glynis, the 18,490th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 278 were.

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    2,024
    babies named Glynis since 1880
    #18,490
    rank in 2008
    1963
    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.

    Famous people named Glynis

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Glynis Johns
      British actress (1923–2024)
    • Glynis Nunn
      Australian heptathlete, born 1960
    • Glynis Coles
      British tennis player, born 1954

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    Questions

    What is the origin of the name Glynis?
    Glynis comes from Welsh.
    Is Glynis a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,024 US babies named Glynis since 1880 were girls.
    When was Glynis most popular?
    1963 in the United States, when 278 babies were named Glynis, its highest rank at 596th.
    What name is Glynis a form of?
    Glynis is a form of Glenys.