Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1925

Gladies

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Gladies
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1925
27 babies
All-time total
408
#13,357 all-time among girls
First recorded
1908
in Social Security records

Gladies popularity over time

408 babies have been named Gladies since 1908, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1911Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 6 1 – #1,949
1910s 130 13 +2067% #1,707
1920s 178 18 +37% #1,624
1930s 71 7 -60% #2,345
1940s 10 1 -86% #4,657
1950s 13 1 +30% #4,635
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The story of Gladies

Gladies is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1908, 408 American babies have been named Gladies. Its peak came in 1925, when 27 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gladies stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Gladies year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1950 6 #4,937
1945 5 #4,811
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1935 8 #3,267
1930 12 #2,596
1925 27 #1,624
1920 20 #1,981
1915 15 #2,084
1910 6 #2,253
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gladies, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Gladies in 2025?

Gladies did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Gladies?

408 babies have been named Gladies in the United States since 1908, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gladies most popular?

Gladies peaked in 1925, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Gladies a boy or girl name?

Gladies is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gladies rising or falling?

Gladies has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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