Gladstone comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Cheerful, happy, content, joyful leader..
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How popular is Gladstone?
1917peak year
The name Gladstone reached its peak in 1917, with 13 registrations (ranked #2217). It had only entered records 19 years earlier, in 1898. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 200 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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