Gladys
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Peruvian | Girl | Historically very popular in Peru |
| Belgian | Girl | Lame |
| Canadian | Girl | Lame |
| Celtic | Girl | Princess |
| English | Girl | Lame |
| Jamaican | Girl | Lame |
Fun Facts about the name Gladys
Popularity of Gladys
Popularity Analysis
The name Gladys first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #11, which it reached in 1901. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 49 years in the top 100. As of 1999, it ranked #967.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 967 | Female | 0.0110% |
| 1997 | 830 | Female | 0.0131% |
| 1996 | 766 | Female | 0.0144% |
| 1995 | 722 | Female | 0.0147% |
| 1994 | 722 | Female | 0.0148% |
| 1993 | 681 | Female | 0.0162% |
| 1992 | 692 | Female | 0.0156% |
| 1991 | 659 | Female | 0.0163% |
| 1990 | 530 | Female | 0.0218% |
| 1989 | 742 | Female | 0.0133% |
| 1988 | 773 | Female | 0.0126% |
| 1987 | 763 | Female | 0.0126% |
| 1986 | 752 | Female | 0.0125% |
| 1985 | 691 | Female | 0.0138% |
| 1984 | 723 | Female | 0.0127% |
| 1983 | 752 | Female | 0.0121% |
| 1982 | 616 | Female | 0.0161% |
| 1981 | 682 | Female | 0.0142% |
| 1980 | 628 | Female | 0.0163% |
| 1979 | 713 | Female | 0.0138% |
| 1978 | 772 | Female | 0.0122% |
| 1977 | 622 | Female | 0.0164% |
| 1976 | 609 | Female | 0.0164% |
| 1975 | 551 | Female | 0.0199% |
| 1974 | 591 | Female | 0.0171% |
| 1973 | 585 | Female | 0.0174% |
| 1972 | 632 | Female | 0.0151% |
| 1971 | 535 | Female | 0.0195% |
| 1970 | 525 | Female | 0.0199% |
| 1969 | 484 | Female | 0.0227% |
| 1968 | 496 | Female | 0.0223% |
| 1967 | 453 | Female | 0.0257% |
| 1966 | 449 | Female | 0.0248% |
| 1965 | 379 | Female | 0.0316% |
| 1964 | 383 | Female | 0.0321% |
| 1963 | 362 | Female | 0.0346% |
| 1962 | 356 | Female | 0.0353% |
| 1961 | 329 | Female | 0.0394% |
| 1960 | 320 | Female | 0.0414% |
| 1959 | 321 | Female | 0.0407% |
| 1958 | 292 | Female | 0.0459% |
| 1957 | 264 | Female | 0.0511% |
| 1956 | 243 | Female | 0.0569% |
| 1955 | 232 | Female | 0.0612% |
| 1954 | 226 | Female | 0.0634% |
| 1953 | 216 | Female | 0.0708% |
| 1952 | 215 | Female | 0.0686% |
| 1951 | 199 | Female | 0.0784% |
| 1950 | 181 | Female | 0.0873% |
| 1949 | 178 | Female | 0.0880% |
| 1948 | 174 | Female | 0.0916% |
| 1947 | 165 | Female | 0.1001% |
| 1946 | 157 | Female | 0.1063% |
| 1945 | 141 | Female | 0.1270% |
| 1944 | 137 | Female | 0.1391% |
| 1943 | 131 | Female | 0.1474% |
| 1942 | 127 | Female | 0.1575% |
| 1941 | 118 | Female | 0.1783% |
| 1940 | 116 | Female | 0.1901% |
| 1939 | 104 | Female | 0.2131% |
| 1938 | 103 | Female | 0.2270% |
| 1937 | 86 | Female | 0.2605% |
| 1936 | 84 | Female | 0.2730% |
| 1935 | 78 | Female | 0.2895% |
| 1934 | 66 | Female | 0.3339% |
| 1933 | 60 | Female | 0.3425% |
| 1932 | 54 | Female | 0.3780% |
| 1931 | 55 | Female | 0.3941% |
| 1930 | 48 | Female | 0.4340% |
| 1929 | 44 | Female | 0.4603% |
| 1928 | 41 | Female | 0.4847% |
| 1927 | 37 | Female | 0.5186% |
| 1926 | 35 | Female | 0.5389% |
| 1925 | 33 | Female | 0.5729% |
| 1924 | 30 | Female | 0.6013% |
| 1923 | 29 | Female | 0.6142% |
| 1922 | 25 | Female | 0.6449% |
| 1921 | 24 | Female | 0.6887% |
| 1920 | 22 | Female | 0.7089% |
| 1919 | 21 | Female | 0.7420% |
| 1918 | 22 | Female | 0.7263% |
| 1917 | 23 | Female | 0.7188% |
| 1916 | 22 | Female | 0.7389% |
| 1915 | 21 | Female | 0.7674% |
| 1914 | 20 | Female | 0.7815% |
| 1913 | 19 | Female | 0.8291% |
| 1912 | 19 | Female | 0.8485% |
| 1911 | 18 | Female | 0.8906% |
| 1910 | 15 | Female | 0.9163% |
| 1909 | 15 | Female | 0.9613% |
| 1908 | 15 | Female | 1.0094% |
| 1907 | 14 | Female | 0.9792% |
| 1906 | 16 | Female | 0.9572% |
| 1905 | 14 | Female | 0.9668% |
| 1904 | 14 | Female | 1.0176% |
| 1903 | 14 | Female | 0.9608% |
| 1902 | 12 | Female | 1.0020% |
| 1901 | 11 | Female | 1.0526% |
| 1900 | 21 | Female | 0.8598% |
| 1899 | 20 | Female | 0.9002% |
| 1898 | 27 | Female | 0.7791% |
| 1897 | 32 | Female | 0.6996% |
| 1896 | 33 | Female | 0.6972% |
| 1895 | 41 | Female | 0.5924% |
| 1894 | 47 | Female | 0.5331% |
| 1893 | 58 | Female | 0.4515% |
| 1892 | 65 | Female | 0.3855% |
| 1891 | 70 | Female | 0.3220% |
| 1890 | 82 | Female | 0.2603% |
| 1889 | 96 | Female | 0.2188% |
| 1888 | 117 | Female | 0.1657% |
| 1887 | 134 | Female | 0.1293% |
| 1886 | 176 | Female | 0.0852% |
| 1885 | 197 | Female | 0.0641% |
| 1884 | 193 | Female | 0.0669% |
| 1883 | 207 | Female | 0.0591% |
| 1882 | 257 | Female | 0.0398% |
| 1881 | 253 | Female | 0.0405% |
| 1880 | 370 | Female | 0.0205% |
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