Recorded 1922–1925 Boys' name Peak 1924 17 births

Gladston — boys' name

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.

1920s17
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.

What the Data Says About Gladston

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Gladston between 1922 and 1925, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gladston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gladston performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gladston 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 17 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.

Gladston at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

17

Since 1922

4 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1922

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1925

Gladston popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 192519241922 5

Gladston by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 100% of Gladston's all-time total
1920s17

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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.