Glynis
given name · Latin script
Meaning: A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈɡɫɪnɪs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Glynis is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- ZASouth Africa
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Glynis is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Altered form of Glenys.
as a nameA concise dictionary of first names
English: apparently an altered form of GLENYS .
as a word
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Glynis Johnsb. 1923GBBritish actress (1923–2024)
- Glynis Oliverb. 1949GBAmerican colorist
- Glynis Breakwellb. 1952GBVice-Chancellor of the University of Bath; Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Somerset
- Glynis Colesb. 1954GBBritish tennis player
- Glynis Barberb. 1955ZASouth African actress
- Glynis Nunnb. 1960AUAustralian heptathlete
- Glynis DaviesCACanadian actress
- Glynis OwenGBschool inspector
- Glynis Murrayfilm producer
- Glynis JonesGBBritish musician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 29 sources across 20 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 2K | #7,571 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1963 | 278 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1964 | 230 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1965 | 152 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1962 | 117 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1956 | 107 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1966 | 101 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1954 | 69 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1967 | 67 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1961 | 63 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1957 | 59 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1959 | 55 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Glynis mean, and where does it come from?
- A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- What are other forms of the name Glynis?
- In the etymology graph, Glenys, Glennis and Glenice are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Glynis?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɡɫɪnɪs/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Glynis a male or female name?
- Glynis is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Glynis have the most bearers?
- Glynis is most frequently recorded in the United States.
What do you want to know about Glynis?
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/glynisThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Glynis”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.