Girls' name · since 1901
Glady
Glady has 538 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
538 girls have been named Glady since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Glady recorded 538 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1981.
- #11,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 538 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Glady ranks #11,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 538 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 538
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Glady's 538 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Glady's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Glady's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Glady popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1981
- Peak year (1917)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Glady popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1917 (Glady as boys' name)
Glady by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (123 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Glady's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Glady births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 123 births (23% of all-time use).
How Glady compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Glady's total volume
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What to do with Glady's data
- Glady's decade-level peak was the 1920s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Glady: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
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, 1901–1981 (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 Glady 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.