In all the world, גלדיס (Gladys 
, Gladis , Gledis 
) is a widespread feminine given name. The forename גלדיס is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, where it is a common girly name, Paraguay, where it is a common principally female, but scarcely boy's name, and Peru, where it is a common feminine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Argentina, the United States, and Mexico. Much less frequently, גלדיס is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gladys, Gladis | Mexico, Nigeria, United States, Argentina, Venezuela |
| Gledis | Mexico, United States, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela |
| גלדיס | Israel |
גלדיס is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gladys Gurney , the The Simpsons character; Gladys Kravitz , character in Bewitched; Gladys Montgomery , the musical character in the musical Make It Snappy; Gladys Bumps , the musical character in the musical Pal Joey by Richard Rodgers and Gladys Baker , the musical character in the musical Bombshell by Scott Wittman,Marc Shaiman, among other works.