Glade
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #1,359 in 1939
0 babies were named Glade in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1913–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryGlade first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1939, when it reached #1,359.
About the name Glade
Glade is a gender-neutral name. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with G and ending in “-ade”. US birth records list Glade for boys from 1913 to 2020, in 71 of those 108 years. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked #1,359 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | 85,158 boys |
| 1920s | 13 | 78,125 boys |
| 1930s | 13 | 74,794 boys |
| 1940s | 9.4 | 106,838 boys |
| 1950s | 7.1 | 140,647 boys |
| 1960s | 5.2 | 190,476 boys |
| 1970s | 3.2 | 315,457 boys |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 934,579 boys |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1,639,344 boys |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 2,941,176 boys |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 344,828 boys |
Questions about the name Glade
Is Glade a boy or girl name?
Both. Glade is used for boys and girls.
How popular is the name Glade?
Glade is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #1,359 in 1939.