Gladys
Meaning
princess
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gladys peaked in the 1900s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,916 people · the #5,256 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 57
Among people named Gladys living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Gladys
Most people given the name Gladys in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Gladys you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Gladys deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Gladys truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Gladys fits with your family’s names and surname.
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