Gladiola — girls' name

What the Data Says About Gladiola

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Gladiola between 1915 and 1995, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gladiola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gladiola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gladiola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gladiola 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 166 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.