Holding steady.
Popularity of Gladies since 1908
Babies named Gladies per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 130 |
| 1920s | 178 |
| 1930s | 71 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Gladies is a rare given name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1908. Its peak year of usage was 1925, during the 1920s decade, when such names were fashionable. Despite a stable trajectory since then, it never achieved a high rank and is virtually absent from modern naming data. The top states associated with Gladies are unknown due to its rarity, but its spelling suggests an English-language origin. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a respelling of the more common Gladys, itself an anglicization of the Welsh Gwladus. Since its peak in the 1920s, Gladies has remained a very infrequent choice.
Gladies first appeared in U.S. records in 1908, most commonly in the 1920s. It is likely a respelling of Gladys, which itself is an anglicization of the Welsh name Gwladus, meaning 'country' or 'land.' The spelling may have been influenced by the English word 'glad.' Use declined after the 1920s and remains rare today.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Gladys
Sibling names for Gladies
Names that share Gladies's style, for a brother or sister.
