Boys' name · since 1985
Gladimir
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Gladimir, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Gladimir since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gladimir has 12 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1988.
- #32,612 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladimir ranks #32,612 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gladimir's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gladimir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gladimir's full recorded timeline at 1988, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gladimir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1988.
12 total births across 4 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 7 births in a single year.
Gladimir by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Gladimir's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gladimir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Gladimir decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gladimir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1985–1988 (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 Gladimir 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.
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