female NAME · CURRENTLY #3224

Gladys

GLAD-is

“Possibly from Welsh gwlad, “country” or “land”; the etymology is uncertain”

A traditional Welsh given name that became established in English usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Gladys has traveled through time

201880 911885 5251890 1,4701895 2,7491900 3,0131905 3,8621910 7,8861915 8,8321920 7,2601925 5,0911930 3,1631935 2,2571940 1,7081945 1,5261950 1,2321955 8601960 5811965 3711970 3101975 2901980 2561985 4481990 2821995 1842000 2032005 1032010 832015 782020 492025
LATEST YEAR202549 births
PEAK RANK#11in 1901
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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