How Many People Are Named Gladies?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Gladies. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 88 years old, and Gladies peaked in popularity in 1925 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gladies 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 Gladies paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 88, Gladies is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1948.
- Gladies is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
88
years old
Peak Year
1925
27 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gladies
Gladies is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 408 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gladies as a female name
Ranked #4,636 in 1952
7 female births in 1952
Peak: 1925 (27 births)
Gladies: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gladies span from the 1900s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 178 babies were registered. Gladies has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gladies by Decade
How has Gladies 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.
Gladies by State
Birth registrations for Gladies span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana. On average, about 8 Gladiess were registered per state.
Gladies + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gladies as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gladies
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gladies: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gladies?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Gladies 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Gladies a common name?
Gladies is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gladies most popular?
Gladies reached peak popularity in 1925, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gladies is approximately 88 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gladies a female name?
Gladies is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gladies Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gladies Smith, Gladies Johnson, Gladies 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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