Girls' name · since 1921
Glades
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Glades, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glades is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glades has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1932.
- #53,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glades ranks #53,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #53,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Glades's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glades's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Glades's full recorded timeline at 1932, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Glades popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1932
- Peak year (1932)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Glades by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Glades's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Glades births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Glades: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1921–1932 (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 Glades 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.