Recorded 1901–1960 Girls' name Peak 1922 279 births

Gladine — girls' name

279 babies named Gladine in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s541920s1091930s581940s371950s51960s5
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Gladine was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

19 babies were named Gladine in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gladine

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Gladine between 1901 and 1960, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gladine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gladine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gladine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gladine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gladine 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 279 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.

Gladine at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

279

Since 1901

60 years of records

Peak year

1922

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1901

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1960

Gladine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1901

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1922)
19
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 19601941193519291924191919141901 5

Gladine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 39% of Gladine's all-time total
1900s111910s541920s1091930s581940s371950s51960s5

Gladine by state

Where Gladine concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gladine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.8%
Texas share of Gladine's total US births 1.8%

5 of 279 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gladine?
279 babies have been named Gladine since 1901. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1922 with 19 births.
When was Gladine most popular?
Gladine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Gladine most popular?
The top states for the name Gladine are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Gladine been used?
Gladine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 60 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Gladine?
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, 1901–1960 (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.