Girls' name · since 1977
Ladan
217 babies named Ladan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ladan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 217 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladan has been recorded 217 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1977 to 2021.
- #18,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladan ranks #18,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ladan's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Ladan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ladan's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ladan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ladan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ladan's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ladan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (32% of all-time use).
Ladan by state
Where Ladan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 10 | 4.6% |
10 of 217 births nationwide.
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- Ladan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ladans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ladan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1977–2021 (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 Ladan 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.