Girls' name · since 1923
Gladene
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Gladene, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gladene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 41 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladene has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1944.
- #37,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladene ranks #37,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #37,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gladene's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gladene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gladene's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gladene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1944
- Peak year (1936)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Gladene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (19 births, 46% of the file).
1930s was Gladene's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Gladene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 19 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Gladene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1940s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gladene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1923–1944 (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 Gladene 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.