Names / Girl names
Gladiola
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#2,716
in 1932
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
166
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,716 in 1932 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gladiolus flower. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1915. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 166 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.