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Gladys

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Gladys was most popular in 1921, when 8,837 American babies were given the name — ranking #49 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 267,741 people named Gladys.

Most popular in1921
Rank that year#49
Births that year8,837
Total since 1880267,741

Gladys over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Gladys’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Origin

Welsh · from Gwladus, of uncertain meaning

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org