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Gladys

Girl Welsh #2792 in 2023

Gladys is a girl name of Welsh origin.

Meaning of Gladys

Anglicized from Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad.

Popularity of Gladys

Popularity, 1880–2023

61 births in 2023

1880 2023

266,621 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1921

8,837 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

God's favor; elegance, goodness

Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

Son of the sea; great wave

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature

God is my strength

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.