How Many People Are Named Gleda?
An estimated 23 people in the United States have the first name Gleda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Gleda peaked in popularity in 1953 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gleda 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 Gleda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Gleda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Gleda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
23
About 1 in 14,902,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1953
9 births
Total Registered
47
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gleda
Gleda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gleda as a female name
Ranked #6,168 in 1955
5 female births in 1955
Peak: 1953 (9 births)
Gleda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gleda span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 27 babies were registered. Gleda remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gleda by Decade
How has Gleda 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.
Gleda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gleda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gleda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gleda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gleda?
We estimate approximately 23 people named Gleda 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 14,902,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Gleda a common name?
Gleda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 42.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gleda most popular?
Gleda reached peak popularity in 1953, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gleda is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gleda a female name?
Gleda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gleda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gleda Smith, Gleda Johnson, Gleda 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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