Over the past 110 years, 10 boys and 217 706 girls have been named Gladys. The name Gladys ranks 10606th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gladys in 1934. The peak of popularity of the name Gladys came in the 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.