Recorded 1918–1955 Girls' name Peak 1953 47 births

Gleda — girls' name

47 babies named Gleda in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51940s101950s27
1950s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Gleda was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gleda in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gleda

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Gleda between 1918 and 1955, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gleda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gleda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gleda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gleda 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 47 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.

Gleda at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

47

Since 1918

38 years of records

Peak year

1953

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1918

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1955

Gleda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1918

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1953)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Gleda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
27 births that decade — 57% of Gleda's all-time total
1910s51920s51940s101950s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gleda?
47 babies have been named Gleda since 1918. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1953 with 9 births.
When was Gleda most popular?
Gleda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Gleda been used?
Gleda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 38 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Gleda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenda, Glenna, Glendora, Glenn, 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, 1918–1955 (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.