Gladys
About Gladys
The name Gladys peaked for girls at #11 in 1901. The name is most popular in Maryland, Washington, and Arizona. Gladys is occasionally used for boys in 1991.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Gladys ranked #3224 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #11 in 1901, Nameberry popularity #764.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,451 | 74 | 41.4 |
| 2015 | #2,264 | 83 | 46.5 |
| 2016 | #2,508 | 72 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | #2,472 | 73 | 42.3 |
| 2018 | #3,453 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2019 | #2,692 | 64 | 38.1 |
| 2020 | #2,292 | 78 | 48.3 |
| 2021 | #2,757 | 62 | 37.8 |
| 2022 | #2,709 | 64 | 39 |
| 2023 | #2,792 | 61 | 38 |
| 2024 | #3,453 | 45 | 27.8 |
| 2025 | #3,224 | 49 | 30.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Gladyss
- Saint Gladys
Welsh queen of saint,king Gwynllyw Milwr, mother of Cadoc the Wise
- Gladys Maria Knight
American singer of The Pips
- Gladys Constance Cooper
English actress
- Gladys Moncreiff
Australian singer
- Gladys Blossom Noon Spellman
U.S. Congresswoman from Maryland
- Gladys Hulette
American silent film actress
- Gladys May Aylward
English missionary to China
- Gladys Gillem
American pro wrestler
- Gladys Medalie Heldman
American tennis promoter
- Gladys Louise Smith
birth name of Mary Pickford, Canadian,American actress
- Gladys Love Presley
mother of singer Elvis Presley
- Gladys Pearl Baker Mortensen
mother of actress Marilyn Monroe
Gladys in pop culture
- Gladys Eysenarch
character in "Jezebel" by Irene Nemirovsky (1936)
- Gladys Herdman
character in "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson
- Gladys Biggs
character in "Meet Mr Mulliner" (1927) by P. G. Wodehouse
- Gladys Worsley
character in "Sylvia Scarlett" (1918) by Compton Mackenzie, twin sister Enid
- Gladys Kravitz
neighbor on TV's "Bewitched"
- Gladys Hilman
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Gladys Witham
a well,to,do young woman working in a munitions factory in WWII,era Canada, on TV's "Bomb Girls" (2012,2014)
- Gladys
Flavia's bike in the Flavia de Luce saga
- GLADoS
antagonist from the video game Portal
- Gladys Hannah
a character in "Fran Bow"
- Gladys Gatsby
protagonist in the book "All Four Stars"
Variations & nicknames
- Happy
- Hap