Gladys

Possibly a form or Claudia or Welsh

"land, nation"

The name Gladys is currently ranked #967 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #11 in 1901. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in GLADYS, GLADYS, and GLADYS. Gladys is occasionally used for boys in 1991.

Gladys Rank in US Top 1000

# 967 in the US

Gladys Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 965 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gladys

• 965 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Gladys

• 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

The name 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"