Recorded 1901–1981 Girls' name Peak 1917 538 births

Glady — girls' name

538 babies named Glady in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s271910s1081920s1231930s771940s681950s611960s391970s301980s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Glady was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

18 babies were named Glady in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glady

The Social Security Administration has registered 538 babies named Glady between 1901 and 1981, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Glady currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glady performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Glady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glady 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 538 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.

Glady at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

538

Since 1901

81 years of records

Peak year

1917

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1901

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1981

Glady popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1901

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1917)
18
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
05101520 198119651955194719381930192219141901 5

Glady popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1917 (Glady as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1917 5

Glady by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
123 births that decade — 23% of Glady's all-time total
1900s271910s1081920s1231930s771940s681950s611960s391970s301980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glady?
538 babies have been named Glady since 1901. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1917 with 18 births.
When was Glady most popular?
Glady was most popular in the 1920s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Glady been used?
Glady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 81 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Glady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gladys, Gladis, Gladyce, Glada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1901–1981 (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.