Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone was a British statesman who served four times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He began in politics as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark and ended as the face of the Liberal Party. His four non-consecutive terms took place between 1868 and 1894.
Meaning & Origin of Gladstone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
William Ewart Gladstone was a British statesman who served four times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He began in politics as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark and ended as the face of the Liberal Party. His four non-consecutive terms took place between 1868 and 1894.
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The Story of Gladstone
American parents first put Gladstone on the record books as a baby boy name in 1898, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 13 Gladstones were born — ranking #2,188 that year. About 39% of every Gladstone on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Gladstone last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 200 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gladstone
Gladstone is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 200 births in the dataset. Gladstone's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,188. Use the chart and map above to compare Gladstone'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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