Girls' name · since 1908
Gladies
408 babies named Gladies in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gladies is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 408 have been recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladies has been recorded 408 times among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 1952.
- #13,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 408 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladies ranks #13,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 408 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gladies's 408 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Gladies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gladies's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gladies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1952
- Peak year (1925)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Gladies by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (178 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Gladies's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Gladies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 71
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 178 births (44% of all-time use).
Gladies by state
Where Gladies concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
12 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Gladies's data
- Gladies's decade-level peak was the 1920s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Gladiess (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Gladies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1908–1952 (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 Gladies 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.