Boys' name · since 1922

Gladston

17 babies named Gladston in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade

Gladston sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1922.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladston has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1925.

  • #30,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1922
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladston ranks #30,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.

#30,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gladston's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Gladston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gladston's full recorded timeline at 1924, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gladston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 192219241925 6

Gladston by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Gladston's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gladston births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gladston? ▼
17 babies have been named Gladston since 1922. All-time, it sits at #30,126 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
Where does Gladston sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladston ranks #30,126 of 45,481 boys' 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 Gladston most popular? ▼
Gladston was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Gladston been used? ▼
Gladston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 4 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Gladston? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gladys, Glade, Gladstone, Gladwin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Gladston

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gladston: 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, 1922–1925 (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 Gladston 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.