Girls' name · since 1992
Ladaja
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Ladaja, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ladaja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 126 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladaja has been recorded 126 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2012.
- #24,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladaja ranks #24,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ladaja's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ladaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ladaja's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ladaja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2012
- Peak year (1999)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ladaja by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (70 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Ladaja's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ladaja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Ladaja's decade-level peak was the 1990s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ladaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1992–2012 (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 Ladaja 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.