Girls' name · since 1898
Gladis
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 3,071 babies named Gladis, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,071
- born since 1898
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gladis currently ranks #8885 among girls' names in America, with 3,071 babies recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Gladis recorded 3,071 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #8885 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #3,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,885 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,071 born since 1898
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladis ranks #3,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,885 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,071 born since 1898, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,071
- born since 1898
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gladis's 3,071 recorded births place it above 95.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gladis compares
3,071 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gladis's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gladis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,071 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gladis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gladis's full recorded timeline at 1962, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gladis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Gladis popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1925 (Gladis as boys' name)
Gladis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (567 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Gladis's strongest decade.
567 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Gladis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 107
1900s
107 births
- 1910s
1910s
319 births
- 1920s
1920s
454 births
- 1930s
1930s
266 births
- 1940s 143
1940s
143 births
- 1950s 120
1950s
120 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
567 births
- 2000s
2000s
464 births
- 2010s 157
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 567 births (18% of all-time use).
How Gladis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gladis's total volume
Gladis by state
Where Gladis concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 606 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 320 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 63 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 41 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 23 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 13 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.4% |
606 of 3,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Gladis appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gladis's data
- Gladis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (567 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gladiss (606 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gladis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Gladis 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.