Boys' name · since 1913
Glade
829 babies named Glade in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 829
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glade sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 829 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glade has been recorded 829 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2020.
- #5,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 829 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glade ranks #5,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 829 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 829
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Glade's 829 recorded births place it above 87.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Glade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glade's full recorded timeline at 1948, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1939 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glade popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2020
- Peak year (1939)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Glade by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (143 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Glade's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Glade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s
1950s
143 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 143 births (17% of all-time use).
How Glade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Glade's total volume
Glade by state
Where Glade concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 300 | 36.2% |
300 of 829 births nationwide.
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What to do with Glade's data
- Glade's decade-level peak was the 1950s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Glades (300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Glade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1913–2020 (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 Glade 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.