Boys' name · since 2001
Ladainian
Ladainian has 434 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 434
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ladainian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 434 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladainian has been recorded 434 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2018.
- #8,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 434 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladainian ranks #8,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 434 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 434
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ladainian's 434 recorded births place it above 81.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ladainian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ladainian's full recorded timeline at 2008, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ladainian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2018
- Peak year (2007)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Ladainian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (361 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Ladainian's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Ladainian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 361 births (83% of all-time use).
Ladainian by state
Where Ladainian concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 7 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.2% |
31 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ladainian's data
- Ladainian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (361 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ladainians (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ladainian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 2001–2018 (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 Ladainian 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.