Gladys
#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1901 · 2,676 births
- Debut · girls
- 20 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 49 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 266,718since 1880
Gladys over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,211 | 49 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,459 | 45 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,789 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,689 | 64 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,751 | 62 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,277 | 78 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,681 | 64 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,438 | 45 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,464 | 73 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,502 | 72 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,259 | 83 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,442 | 74 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,568 | 69 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,315 | 81 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,298 | 81 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,942 | 103 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,792 | 120 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,657 | 135 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,459 | 160 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,145 | 203 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,201 | 186 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,140 | 190 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,073 | 198 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,136 | 184 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,108 | 184 | — | |
| 1999 | #966 | 214 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,033 | 192 | — | |
| 1997 | #828 | 250 | — | |
| 1996 | #764 | 277 | — | |
| 1995 | #725 | 282 | — | |
| 1994 | #719 | 288 | — | |
| 1993 | #678 | 322 | — | |
| 1992 | #690 | 313 | — | |
| 1991 | #659 | 332 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #529 | 448 | — | |
| 1989 | #743 | 265 | — | |
| 1988 | #770 | 243 | — | |
| 1987 | #762 | 236 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #750 | 231 | — | |
| 1985 | #691 | 256 | — | |
| 1984 | #724 | 226 | — | |
| 1983 | #753 | 216 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #618 | 291 | — | |
| 1981 | #679 | 255 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #628 | 290 | — | |
| 1979 | #713 | 237 | — | |
| 1978 | #767 | 201 | — | |
| 1977 | #621 | 270 | — | |
| 1976 | #609 | 257 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #551 | 310 | — | |
| 1974 | #591 | 268 | — | |
| 1973 | #585 | 270 | — | |
| 1972 | #631 | 244 | — | |
| 1971 | #533 | 343 | — | |
| 1970 | #522 | 366 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #486 | 398 | — | |
| 1968 | #496 | 381 | — | |
| 1967 | #453 | 441 | — | |
| 1966 | #450 | 434 | — | |
| 1965 | #378 | 581 | — | |
| 1964 | #385 | 625 | — | |
| 1963 | #361 | 690 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #356 | 714 | — | |
| 1961 | #327 | 824 | — | |
| 1960 | #320 | 860 | — | |
| 1959 | #321 | 844 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #289 | 955 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #265 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1956 | #242 | 1,174 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #231 | 1,226 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #226 | 1,264 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #216 | 1,369 | — | |
| 1952 | #215 | 1,304 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #199 | 1,451 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #182 | 1,526 | — | |
| 1949 | #178 | 1,545 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #173 | 1,602 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #165 | 1,819 | — | |
| 1946 | #157 | 1,715 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #141 | 1,708 | — | |
| 1944 | #137 | 1,901 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #131 | 2,113 | — | |
| 1942 | #127 | 2,192 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #118 | 2,222 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | #116 | 2,246 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #104 | 2,415 | #1,425 | 22 |
| 1938 | #103 | 2,591 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #86 | 2,872 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #84 | 2,944 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #78 | 3,147 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #66 | 3,611 | #1,293 | 27 |
| 1933 | #60 | 3,581 | #1,159 | 32 |
| 1932 | #54 | 4,185 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #55 | 4,350 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | #48 | 5,066 | #1,463 | 25 |
| 1929 | #44 | 5,327 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1928 | #41 | 5,791 | #1,272 | 32 |
| 1927 | #37 | 6,418 | #1,163 | 38 |
| 1926 | #35 | 6,634 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #33 | 7,231 | #1,360 | 29 |
| 1924 | #30 | 7,790 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #29 | 7,695 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #25 | 8,042 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #24 | 8,814 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | #22 | 8,819 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #21 | 8,717 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #22 | 8,734 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1917 | #23 | 8,075 | #1,152 | 34 |
| 1916 | #22 | 8,019 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1915 | #21 | 7,857 | #1,217 | 29 |
| 1914 | #20 | 6,227 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #19 | 5,428 | #1,173 | 19 |
| 1912 | #19 | 4,980 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #18 | 3,933 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #15 | 3,842 | #654 | 20 |
| 1909 | #15 | 3,538 | #840 | 12 |
| 1908 | #15 | 3,580 | #657 | 16 |
| 1907 | #14 | 3,303 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #16 | 3,000 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #14 | 2,996 | #574 | 17 |
| 1904 | #14 | 2,976 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #14 | 2,674 | #656 | 12 |
| 1902 | #12 | 2,809 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #11 | 2,676 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #21 | 2,733 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | #20 | 2,228 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #27 | 2,136 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #32 | 1,737 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #33 | 1,757 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #41 | 1,464 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #47 | 1,258 | — | |
| 1893 | #58 | 1,017 | — | |
| 1892 | #65 | 867 | — | |
| 1891 | #70 | 633 | — | |
| 1890 | #82 | 525 | — | |
| 1889 | #96 | 414 | — | |
| 1888 | #117 | 314 | — | |
| 1887 | #134 | 201 | — | |
| 1886 | #176 | 131 | — | |
| 1885 | #197 | 91 | — | |
| 1884 | #193 | 92 | — | |
| 1883 | #207 | 71 | — | |
| 1882 | #257 | 46 | — | |
| 1881 | #251 | 40 | — | |
| 1880 | #367 | 20 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gladys was already there! It came in at #367, and was given to 20 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 21 girls a year got the name.
Where Gladys is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#115 · 1 in 526
- Mississippi#120 · 1 in 525
- North Carolina#140 · 1 in 740
- Delaware#142 · 1 in 636
- Virginia#156 · 1 in 879
Best ever in a state: #5 in Montana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #115 | 55 | 1 in 526 |
| Mississippi | #120 | 51 | 1 in 525 |
| North Carolina | #140 | 70 | 1 in 740 |
| Delaware | #142 | 7 | 1 in 636 |
| Virginia | #156 | 47 | 1 in 879 |
| New York | #157 | 202 | 1 in 816 |
| Arkansas | #158 | 23 | 1 in 821 |
| Florida | #163 | 53 | 1 in 811 |
| Georgia | #172 | 54 | 1 in 865 |
| Tennessee | #178 | 36 | 1 in 1,067 |
| New Jersey | #195 | 42 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Louisiana | #204 | 38 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Alabama | #206 | 32 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Kentucky | #211 | 24 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Maine | #211 | 7 | 1 in 1,383 |
| West Virginia | #225 | 13 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 13 | 1 in 1,811 |
| District of Columbia | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Oklahoma | #254 | 13 | 1 in 1,715 |
| Illinois | #259 | 51 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Texas | #278 | 68 | 1 in 1,689 |
| New Mexico | #280 | 7 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Missouri | #291 | 17 | 1 in 2,634 |
| Ohio | #308 | 37 | 1 in 2,902 |
| Massachusetts | #311 | 12 | 1 in 4,321 |
| Colorado | #316 | 8 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Indiana | #319 | 17 | 1 in 2,970 |
| Maryland | #323 | 10 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Wisconsin | #324 | 12 | 1 in 3,498 |
| Utah | #330 | 5 | 1 in 2,108 |
| Minnesota | #334 | 10 | 1 in 3,707 |
| Pennsylvania | #334 | 33 | 1 in 3,509 |
| Michigan | #357 | 26 | 1 in 3,615 |
| Arizona | #391 | 5 | 1 in 2,583 |
| Washington | #479 | 6 | 1 in 4,773 |
| California | #532 | 28 | 1 in 5,586 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gladys
- 248 spots since 2024 (#3,459 → #3,211)
- 934 spots since 2020 (#2,277 → #3,211)
- 952 spots since 2015 (#2,259 → #3,211)
- Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1990 (#743 → #529)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1998 (#828 → #1,033)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #11 (2,676 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 51 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 49 yrs · run 1889–1937
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1997
- Highest: 1 in 89 girls born in 1901 were named Gladys (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 27.2% of all girls named Gladys (72,561) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,420 | #96 (1889) | #200 |
| 1890s | 13,622 | #20 (1899) | #48 |
| 1900s | 30,285 | #11 (1901) | #15 |
| 1910s | 65,812 | #15 (1910) | #20 |
| 1920s | 72,561 | #22 (1920) | #32 |
| 1930s | 34,762 | #48 (1930) | #74 |
| 1940s | 19,063 | #116 (1940) | #144 |
| 1950s | 12,181 | #182 (1950) | #239 |
| 1960s | 5,948 | #320 (1960) | #401 |
| 1970s | 2,766 | #522 (1970) | #612 |
| 1980s | 2,509 | #618 (1982) | #712 |
| 1990s | 2,918 | #529 (1990) | #759 |
| 2000s | 1,767 | #1,073 (2002) | #1,288 |
| 2010s | 745 | #1,942 (2010) | #2,491 |
| 2020s | 359 | #2,277 (2020) | #2,863 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gladys in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,710 of them was named Gladys, which outranked 96.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 423,060 of them was named Gladys, which outranked 11.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 513 names at #3,942; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.