How Many People Are Named Glada?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Glada. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 88 years old, and Glada peaked in popularity in 1920 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glada as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Glada paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 88, Glada is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1948.
- Glada is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
88
years old
Peak Year
1920
27 births
Total Registered
486
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glada
Glada is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 486 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Glada as a female name
Ranked #3,473 in 1949
10 female births in 1949
Peak: 1920 (27 births)
Glada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glada span from the 1890s to the 1940s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 159 babies were registered. Glada has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glada by Decade
How has Glada tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Glada by State
Birth registrations for Glada span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky. The lowest are in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia. On average, about 19 Gladas were registered per state.
Glada + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glada as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glada
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glada?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Glada are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Glada a common name?
Glada is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 486 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glada most popular?
Glada reached peak popularity in 1920, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glada is approximately 88 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glada a female name?
Glada is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glada Smith, Glada Johnson, Glada Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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