Girls' name · since 1996

Ladaija

61 babies named Ladaija in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,687 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Ladaija sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1996.

Ladaija has 61 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2005.

  • #32,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 61 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladaija ranks #32,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#32,687 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ladaija's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% 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.

Ladaija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ladaija's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ladaija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4681012 199619971998199920002001200320042005 5

Ladaija by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 51% of the file).

1990s was Ladaija's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Ladaija births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (51% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladaija?
Ladaija has been given to 61 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,687 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 10 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Ladaija sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladaija ranks #32,687 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 Ladaija most popular?
Ladaija was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Ladaija been used?
Records for Ladaija go back to 1996, giving 10 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Ladaija?
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 Ladaija's data

  • Ladaija's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Ladaija

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ladaija: 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, 1996–2005 (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 Ladaija 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.