Girls' name · since 1895
Gladyce
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 1,006 babies named Gladyce, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,006
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gladyce is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,006 have been recorded since 1895.
Gladyce has 1,006 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1944.
- #7,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,006 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gladyce ranks #7,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,006 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,006
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gladyce's 1,006 recorded births place it above 89.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Gladyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gladyce's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gladyce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1944
- Peak year (1915)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Gladyce by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (387 births, 38% of the file).
1910s was Gladyce's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gladyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 111
1900s
111 births
- 1910s
1910s
387 births
- 1920s
1920s
347 births
- 1930s 111
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 387 births (38% of all-time use).
How Gladyce 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 Gladyce's total volume
Gladyce by state
Where Gladyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 143 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Nebraska | | 31 | 3.1% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 20 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Montana | | 5 | 0.5% |
143 of 1,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Gladyce's decade-level peak was the 1910s (387 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Gladyces (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gladyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1895–1944 (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 Gladyce 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.