Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gladie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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
Gladie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 0 boys · 162 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 12 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 5 in 1953. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1924.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gladie’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Gladie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gladys
“one who is lame”
>99% girls
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
>99% girls
Harvie
“one who is ready for battle” · “a strong man”
18% boys · 82% girls
Addie
“of the earth” · “man from Hadria”
>99% girls
Genevie
“of the race of women; the white wave”
>99% girls
Mamie
Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Ailene
“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
>99% girls