Girls' name · since 1893
Glada
Glada has 486 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 486
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
486 girls have been named Glada since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glada has been recorded 486 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1949.
- #12,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 486 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glada ranks #12,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 486 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 486
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glada's 486 recorded births place it above 83.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Glada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glada's full recorded timeline at 1924, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1949
- Peak year (1920)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Glada by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (159 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Glada's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Glada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
159 births
- 1930s
1930s
116 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 159 births (33% of all-time use).
Glada by state
Where Glada concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 45 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.0% |
45 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Glada's data
- Glada's decade-level peak was the 1920s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Gladas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Glada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.