Total births
16
Recorded 1921–1927 Boys' name Peak 1927 16 births
Gladwyn — boys' name
16 babies named Gladwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gladwyn was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
9 babies were named Gladwyn in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gladwyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gladwyn between 1921 and 1927, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gladwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gladwyn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gladwyn 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 16 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.
Gladwyn at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Gladwyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1921
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Gladwyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Gladwyn's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gladwyn? ▼
16 babies have been named Gladwyn since 1921. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Gladwyn most popular? ▼
Gladwyn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Gladwyn been used? ▼
Gladwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 7 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Gladwyn? ▼
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 Gladwyn
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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, 1921–1927 (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.