Girls' name · since 1979

Gladiz

Gladiz has 10 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#55,300 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1979
1970s
peak decade

Gladiz sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1979.

Gladiz has 10 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1990.

  • #55,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1979
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladiz ranks #55,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.

#55,300 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1979
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Gladiz's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gladiz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gladiz's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded.

Gladiz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1979)
5
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
5 19791990 5

Gladiz by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1970s was Gladiz's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Gladiz births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gladiz?
Gladiz has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #55,300 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 5 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
Where does Gladiz sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladiz ranks #55,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gladiz most popular?
Gladiz was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Gladiz been used?
Records for Gladiz go back to 1979, giving 12 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Gladiz?
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.

What to do with Gladiz's data

  • Gladiz's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Gladiz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1990 (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 Gladiz 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.