Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gladiola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 166
- 0 boys · 166 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 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 288 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.
Gladiola’s family of names
Gladiola may belong to the same name family as GLADDIOLA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Gladiola, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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“venerable; majestic”
>99% girls
Odilia
“one who praises God”
>99% girls
Rosaria
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>99% girls
Elnora
“shining light”
>99% girls