Gladstone

Boy · recorded 1898–1993

  • 1993last recorded
  • 1898best year

Most popular in 1898.

Last recorded in 1993. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gladstone.

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Its story

Popularity since 1898

0295718981922194619691993

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Gladstone, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189857
190734
191512
19168
191714
19188
19199
192010
19215
192212
19238
19248
19265
19276
19288
19298
19306
19318
19326
19425
19457
19464
19504
19563
19933

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gladstone isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1993
5
Rank in 1993
#8,700
How rare
1 in 392,265 boys
Since 1898
200

Gladstone was last recorded in 1993. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1898, at 57 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gladstone doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.