Total births
17
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.
- 17
- total births
- 1922–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that 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.
- 17 total births
- 1922–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Gladston since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 17
- total births
- 1922–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gladston was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gladston in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Gladston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1925
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Gladston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gladston? ▼
17 babies have been named Gladston since 1922. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gladston: Baby Name Since 1922 - 17 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gladston. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.