How Many People Are Named Gladis?
An estimated 1,779 people in the United States have the first name Gladis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Gladis peaked in popularity in 1990 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gladis 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 Gladis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,779
About 1 in 192,667 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1990
69 births
Total Registered
3,065
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gladis
Gladis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,065 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Gladis as a male name
Ranked #4,484 in 1925
5 male births in 1925
Peak: 1925 (5 births)
Gladis as a female name
Ranked #9,767 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (69 births)
Gladis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gladis span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 567 babies were registered. Gladis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gladis by Decade
How has Gladis 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.
Gladis by State
Birth registrations for Gladis span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Washington, North Carolina, New York. On average, about 87 Gladiss were registered per state.
Gladis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gladis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gladis
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Gladis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gladis?
We estimate approximately 1,779 people named Gladis 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 192,667 Americans share this first name.
Is Gladis a common name?
Gladis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,065 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gladis most popular?
Gladis reached peak popularity in 1990, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gladis is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gladis a female name?
Gladis is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gladis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gladis Smith, Gladis Johnson, Gladis 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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