Names / Girl names
Gladys
Current rank
#3,224
holding steady
All-time peak
#11
in 1901
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
267,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #11 in 1901 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gladys first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. 1901 marked its high point, reaching #11. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Across all years, more than 267,700 children have been named this.