Given name
Glades
“one who is lame”
Glades is a variant of Gladus. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is lame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Glades is a variant of Gladus. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is lame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Glades is a variant of Gladus. An origin associated with Gladus is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Glades through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 6 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 girls is 6 in 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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