Given name & surname
Glade
“from the meadow in the C woods”·“from the clearing in the woods”
Glade is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the meadow in the C woods” (English) and “from the clearing in the woods” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the meadow in the C woods” (English) and “from the clearing in the woods” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 829
- 829 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1939. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 527 as a first name in 2020; 1,062 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Glade’s family of names
Glade has a related form in Glaed. Glade has a related form in Glaede. Glade has a related form in Glaid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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