Recorded 1923–1944 Girls' name Peak 1936 41 births

Gladene — girls' name

41 babies named Gladene in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s191940s11
1930s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Gladene was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gladene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gladene

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Gladene between 1923 and 1944, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gladene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gladene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gladene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gladene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gladene at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

41

Since 1923

22 years of records

Peak year

1936

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1923

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1944

Gladene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1923

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1936)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1944194319391936193519241923 5

Gladene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
19 births that decade — 46% of Gladene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gladene?
41 babies have been named Gladene since 1923. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1936 with 7 births.
When was Gladene most popular?
Gladene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Gladene been used?
Gladene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 22 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Gladene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gladys, Gladis, Gladyce, Glady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.