Recorded 1964–2021 Boys' name Peak 1974 298 births

Ladale — boys' name

298 babies named Ladale in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s861980s751990s682000s252010s162020s6
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ladale was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ladale in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladale

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Ladale between 1964 and 2021, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ladale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladale performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ladale shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 298 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ladale at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

298

Since 1964

58 years of records

Peak year

1974

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1964

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ladale popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1964

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1974)
14
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
46810121416 202120081996199119861980197519681964 9

Ladale popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1957 (Ladale as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19641957 5

Ladale by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
86 births that decade — 29% of Ladale's all-time total
1960s221970s861980s751990s682000s252010s162020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladale?
298 babies have been named Ladale since 1964. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1974 with 14 births.
When was Ladale most popular?
Ladale was most popular in the 1970s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Ladale been used?
Ladale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 58 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ladale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ladarius, Laddie, Ladd, Ladon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.