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Glenys
OriginWelsh
Meaning"riverbank, shore; pure"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Glenys
Glenys, like Glynis, is a Welsh name that has never caught on outside Wales.
Pronounced GLEN-iss.
As of October 2026, Glenys ranked #11809 in US births in 2009 SSA, peaked at #1814 in 1925.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, British MP
- Glenys Irene Cour
Welsh painter
- (Dorothea) Glenys Thornton
Baroness Thornton, British MP and undersecretary
- Glenys Rae Fowles
Australian operatic soprano
- Glenys Ann Beauchamp
Australian health secretary
- Glenys Bakker
Canadian curler
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