Girls' name · since 1915
Gladiola
Gladiola has 166 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
166 girls have been named Gladiola since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gladiola recorded 166 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1995.
- #21,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladiola ranks #21,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gladiola's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gladiola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gladiola splits its recorded history at 1928: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gladiola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1995
- Peak year (1924)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Gladiola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Gladiola's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gladiola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Gladiola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gladiola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1915–1995 (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 Gladiola 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.