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Glady

99% girls · last recorded 1981

Glady has been given to about 543 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 222
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Glady per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time543

How popular is Glady?

Its best year was 1917, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 1949th. The typical living American called Glady is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Glady

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gladys0.78
  2. Gay0.64
  3. Brandy0.62
  4. Sandy0.55
  5. Mandy0.55
  6. Candy0.55
  7. Kandy0.55
  8. Gracyn0.53

Middle names for Glady

Ranked by flow score
  1. Glady Eve0.80
  2. Glady Elizabeth0.78
  3. Glady Josephine0.78
  4. Glady Anne0.78
  5. Glady Rose0.77
  6. Glady Louise0.77

Sibling names for Glady

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.74
  2. Elouisesister · 0.72
  3. Lenorasister · 0.72
  4. Cleoeither · 0.71
  5. Otisbrother · 0.70
  6. Louiebrother · 0.69

Where Glady is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Glady Anderson0.74
    2. Glady White0.72
    3. Glady Reyes0.72
    4. Glady Nguyen0.72
    5. Glady Moore0.72
    6. Glady Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Glady

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.