How Many People Are Named Glade?
An estimated 394 people in the United States have the first name Glade. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Glade peaked in popularity in 1939 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glade 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 Glade paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Glade is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
394
About 1 in 869,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1939
24 births
Total Registered
829
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glade
Glade is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 829 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Glade as a male name
Ranked #12,705 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1939 (24 births)
Glade: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glade span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 143 babies were registered. Glade has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glade by Decade
How has Glade 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.
Glade by State
Glade + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glade
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glade: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glade?
We estimate approximately 394 people named Glade 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 869,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Glade a common name?
Glade is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 829 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glade most popular?
Glade reached peak popularity in 1939, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glade is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glade a male name?
Glade is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glade Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glade Smith, Glade Johnson, Glade 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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