Gladis
Michael Gladis is an American actor. He played Paul Kinsey in the television series Mad Men.
Meaning & Origin of Gladis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michael Gladis is an American actor. He played Paul Kinsey in the television series Mad Men.
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The Story of Gladis
Gladis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 69 Gladiss were born — ranking #1,974 that year. As of 2026, Gladis ranks #8,737 for baby girls with 10 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 3K Gladiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gladis
Gladis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Gladis's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #868. Use the chart and map above to compare Gladis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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