Gladys
Pronounced G L AE1 D IH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1920
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Gladys?
Gladys is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 270,805 children — the 168th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1920, when 8,870 children were given it.
Gladis is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Gladys and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Gladis
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- G L AE1 D IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Gladys
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Gladys
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Gladys?
- Gladys ranks 168th among girls' names in US records, with 270,805 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 768.
- Is Gladys a unisex name?
- No. Gladys is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Gladys most popular?
- 1920, when 8,870 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Gladys spelled?
- Gladis. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.