Gladys

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Gladys is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 267,689 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 266,666 as girls and 1,023 as boys. Gladys gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #297 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 45
2023 61
2022 64
2021 62
2020 78
2019 64
2018 45
2017 73
2016 72
2015 83
2014 74
2013 69
2012 81
2011 81
2010 103
2009 120
2008 135
2007 160
2006 207
2005 203
2004 186
2003 190
2002 198
2001 184
2000 184
1999 214
1998 192
1997 250
1996 277
1995 282
1994 288
1993 322
1992 313
1991 337
1990 448
1989 265
1988 243
1987 242
1986 231
1985 256
1984 226
1983 221
1982 292
1981 261
1980 290
1979 237
1978 201
1977 270
1976 262
1975 310
1974 268
1973 270
1972 244
1971 343
1970 371
1969 398
1968 381
1967 441
1966 434
1965 581
1964 625
1963 696
1962 712
1961 822
1960 861
1959 850
1958 960
1957 1,068
1956 1,179
1955 1,232
1954 1,273
1953 1,369
1952 1,309
1951 1,456
1950 1,526
1949 1,554
1948 1,609
1947 1,820
1946 1,720
1945 1,708
1944 1,908
1943 2,113
1942 2,198
1941 2,238
1940 2,257
1939 2,437
1938 2,606
1937 2,890
1936 2,958
1935 3,163
1934 3,638
1933 3,613
1932 4,200
1931 4,381
1930 5,091
1929 5,350
1928 5,823
1927 6,456
1926 6,661
1925 7,260
1924 7,810
1923 7,720
1922 8,063
1921 8,837
1920 8,832
1919 8,741
1918 8,759
1917 8,109
1916 8,049
1915 7,886
1914 6,260
1913 5,447
1912 4,998
1911 3,947
1910 3,862
1909 3,550
1908 3,596
1907 3,317
1906 3,012
1905 3,013
1904 2,987
1903 2,686
1902 2,821
1901 2,686
1900 2,749
1899 2,236
1898 2,145
1897 1,746
1896 1,762
1895 1,470
1894 1,258
1893 1,017
1892 867
1891 633
1890 525
1889 414
1888 314
1887 201
1886 131
1885 91
1884 92
1883 71
1882 46
1881 40
1880 20