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Origin & history of Gladys1
English / Welsh roots
Gladys comes from the English / Welsh tradition, meaning Woman of The Land.
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How popular is Gladys?
1920
peak year
Today, Gladys is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2739), with only about 65 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 8,819 babies were given the name (ranked #22 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Gladys's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 267,689 babies have been registered as Gladys since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
8,819
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #22)
(ranked #22)
65
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
650
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
267,689
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gladys5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
G7
L3
A1
D4
Y7
S1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Gladys🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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