Gladiola

Girl · recorded 1915–1995

  • 1995last recorded
  • 1932best year

Most popular in 1932.

Last recorded in 1995. Fewer than five girls 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 Gladiola.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

051019151935195519751995

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 23 recorded years as a table
Gladiola, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
19167
19185
19196
19205
19218
19226
192410
19254
19269
19274
19287
192910
19304
19317
193210
19336
19355
19386
19417
19424
19943
19953

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gladiola 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 1995
5
Rank in 1995
#13,386
How rare
1 in 351,709 girls
Since 1915
166

Gladiola was last recorded in 1995. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1932, at 10 per million girls born.

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

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