Girls' name · since 1970

Lada

106 babies named Lada in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,499 of 72,339
all-time among girls
106
born since 1970
2010s
peak decade

Lada is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1970.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lada has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.

  • #26,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 106 born since 1970
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lada ranks #26,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,499 of 72,339
all-time among girls
106
born since 1970
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lada's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lada splits its recorded history at 2012: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
4681012 19702004200820102013201520172022 6

Lada by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Lada's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Lada births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lada?
106 babies have been named Lada since 1970. All-time, it sits at #26,499 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
Where does Lada sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lada ranks #26,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lada most popular?
Lada was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lada been used?
Records for Lada go back to 1970, giving 53 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Lada?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ladonna, Lady, Ladawn, Ladona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lada's data

  • Lada's decade-level peak was the 2010s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lada

Nearby Names Like Lada

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.