Meaning of the nameGladys
- Female
- Gla-dys
Gladys is a spelling of the name Gladis.
Meaning
The meaning of Gladys is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,916
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,256
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,596
- people
Gladys in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gladys, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (496 people).
1,887 women 29 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Gladys is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gladys in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 548 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 206 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 174 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 157 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 111 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 106 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 45 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Gladys
Spelling with Y, the English adaptation of the Welsh Gwladus; in Brazil it is the less frequent of the two.
About the name Gladis
According to Wiktionary, Gladys is an adaptation of the Welsh Gwladus, of uncertain origin, which may be linked to gwlad, 'country'; Behind the Name also points to the possibility that it is a Welsh form of Claudia. For this reason the meaning is not established. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gladys, Gladiz and Glades as spelling variants of Gladis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,662 people named Gladis, with a median age of 60.
Other spellings of Gladis
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Gladis | 4,662 |
| Gladys | 1,916 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gladys · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Gladys · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gladis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gladys
What does the name Gladys mean?
The meaning of Gladys is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Gladys in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,916 people with the first name Gladys, which ranks it number 5,256 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gladys a boy's or a girl's name?
Gladys is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,887 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gladys most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gladys (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gladys?
Gladis. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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