First Name GLADYS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GLADYS is ranked as the 339th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 197,962.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 62.08 people named GLADYS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GLADYS is 77,088.
  • The SSA data also shows that GLADYS is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names GLADYS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 197,962 +/-0.8%
  • National Rank 339
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 62.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 77,088
  • National Rank 619
  • Percentile Rank 99.33%
  • Proportion/100k 24.18

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GLADYS is 66.8% White, 15.9% Hispanic origin, 13.6% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GLADYS are not any more likely to be from one specific race or Hispanic origin than any other person drawn from the general population of the US.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GLADYS is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GLADYS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 66.8% 63.9% 2.9%
Hispanic origin 15.9% 16.3% -0.4%
Black 13.6% 12.3% 1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GLADYS is Florida where 19,411 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GLADYS, as 110.35 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Hampshire (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GLADYS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 7,301 56.69 99.4% Indiana 3,258 49.39 98.8% Iowa 1,618 52.07 98.5% Kansas 1,828 62.96 98.0% Michigan 4,609 46.51 99.5% Minnesota 2,817 51.62 99.0% Missouri 3,304 110.35 99.0% Nebraska 1,176 62.51 97.2% North Dakota 780 105.48 95.6% Ohio 7,072 61 99.3% South Dakota 937 109.86 96.0% Wisconsin 2,629 45.66 98.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GLADYS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 7,301 56.69 99.4%
Indiana 3,258 49.39 98.8%
Iowa 1,618 52.07 98.5%
Kansas 1,828 62.96 98.0%
Michigan 4,609 46.51 99.5%
Minnesota 2,817 51.62 99.0%
Missouri 3,304 110.35 99.0%
Nebraska 1,176 62.51 97.2%
North Dakota 780 105.48 95.6%
Ohio 7,072 61 99.3%
South Dakota 937 109.86 96.0%
Wisconsin 2,629 45.66 98.9%
West State Statistics First-Names GLADYS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 239 32.43 90.2% Arizona 3,528 52.41 98.6% California 17,447 44.96 99.7% Colorado 2,026 37.83 98.3% Hawaii 1,048 73.8 98.6% Idaho 828 50.64 96.6% Montana 722 70.51 95.9% Nevada 1,642 57.82 98.1% New Mexico 926 44.39 96.3% Oregon 1,848 46.56 98.2% Utah 762 25.89 96.5% Washington 2,799 39.63 99.1% Wyoming 270 46.29 91.9%

West States
State stats for the first name GLADYS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 239 32.43 90.2%
Arizona 3,528 52.41 98.6%
California 17,447 44.96 99.7%
Colorado 2,026 37.83 98.3%
Hawaii 1,048 73.8 98.6%
Idaho 828 50.64 96.6%
Montana 722 70.51 95.9%
Nevada 1,642 57.82 98.1%
New Mexico 926 44.39 96.3%
Oregon 1,848 46.56 98.2%
Utah 762 25.89 96.5%
Washington 2,799 39.63 99.1%
Wyoming 270 46.29 91.9%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GLADYS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,399 38.89 98.3% Maine 265 19.91 92.2% Massachusetts 1,885 27.95 98.2% New Hampshire 215 16.2 92.4% New Jersey 3,992 44.67 99.1% New York 10,863 55.01 99.7% Pennsylvania 9,366 73.24 99.4% Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9% Vermont 314 50.05 95.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GLADYS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,399 38.89 98.3%
Maine 265 19.91 92.2%
Massachusetts 1,885 27.95 98.2%
New Hampshire 215 16.2 92.4%
New Jersey 3,992 44.67 99.1%
New York 10,863 55.01 99.7%
Pennsylvania 9,366 73.24 99.4%
Rhode Island 310 29.37 94.9%
Vermont 314 50.05 95.6%
South State Statistics First-Names GLADYS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,739 97.72 99.2% Arkansas 2,646 89.19 98.6% Delaware 551 58.92 98.1% Dist. of Columbia 415 63 97.7% Florida 19,411 97.58 99.8% Georgia 8,328 82.47 99.5% Kentucky 3,565 80.77 98.7% Louisiana 4,106 88.32 99.1% Maryland 4,608 77.1 99.4% Mississippi 3,304 110.35 99.0% North Carolina 7,067 71.07 99.5% Oklahoma 2,565 66.14 98.5% South Carolina 5,225 108.11 99.2% Tennessee 6,343 96.84 99.3% Texas 14,168 52.56 99.7% Virginia 7,810 93.8 99.5% West Virginia 1,982 107.13 97.8%

South States
State stats for the first name GLADYS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,739 97.72 99.2%
Arkansas 2,646 89.19 98.6%
Delaware 551 58.92 98.1%
Dist. of Columbia 415 63 97.7%
Florida 19,411 97.58 99.8%
Georgia 8,328 82.47 99.5%
Kentucky 3,565 80.77 98.7%
Louisiana 4,106 88.32 99.1%
Maryland 4,608 77.1 99.4%
Mississippi 3,304 110.35 99.0%
North Carolina 7,067 71.07 99.5%
Oklahoma 2,565 66.14 98.5%
South Carolina 5,225 108.11 99.2%
Tennessee 6,343 96.84 99.3%
Texas 14,168 52.56 99.7%
Virginia 7,810 93.8 99.5%
West Virginia 1,982 107.13 97.8%
 

Full Names with GLADYS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GLADYS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GLADYS.

The most popular full name is GLADYS Smith. 0.90% of all the people named GLADYS have this family name.

There are 16747 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GLADYS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GLADYS Smith 0.90%
2 GLADYS Johnson 0.76%
3 GLADYS Williams 0.65%
4 GLADYS Jones 0.55%
5 GLADYS Brown 0.53%
6 GLADYS Rodriguez 0.47%
7 GLADYS Davis 0.41%
8 GLADYS Miller 0.38%
9 GLADYS Garcia 0.35%
10 GLADYS Taylor 0.31%
11 GLADYS Wilson 0.31%
12 GLADYS Perez 0.30%
13 GLADYS Martinez 0.30%
14 GLADYS Gonzalez 0.30%
15 GLADYS Harris 0.30%
16 GLADYS Moore 0.30%
17 GLADYS Thomas 0.30%
18 GLADYS Anderson 0.29%
19 GLADYS Diaz 0.29%
20 GLADYS Jackson 0.29%

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