How Many People Are Named Glady?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Glady. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 69 years old, and Glady peaked in popularity in 1917 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Glady 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 Glady paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Glady is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1917
23 births
Total Registered
543
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Glady
Glady is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 543 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Glady as a male name
Ranked #4,217 in 1917
5 male births in 1917
Peak: 1917 (5 births)
Glady as a female name
Ranked #10,947 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1917 (18 births)
Glady: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Glady span from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 123 babies were registered. Glady has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Glady by Decade
How has Glady 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.
Glady + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Glady as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Glady
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Glady: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Glady?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Glady 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Glady a common name?
Glady is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 543 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Glady most popular?
Glady reached peak popularity in 1917, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Glady is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Glady a female name?
Glady is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Glady Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Glady Smith, Glady Johnson, Glady 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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