Recorded 1960–2004 Girls' name Peak 1972 320 births

Ladana — girls' name

320 babies named Ladana in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s931970s1041980s991990s182000s6
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ladana was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ladana in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladana

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Ladana between 1960 and 2004, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ladana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ladana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladana 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 320 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.

Ladana at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

320

Since 1960

45 years of records

Peak year

1972

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1960

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2004

Ladana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1960

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1972)
16
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20041988198319781973196819631960 5

Ladana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
104 births that decade — 33% of Ladana's all-time total
1960s931970s1041980s991990s182000s6

Ladana by state

Where Ladana concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ladana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Ladana's total US births 1.9%

6 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladana?
320 babies have been named Ladana since 1960. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1972 with 16 births.
When was Ladana most popular?
Ladana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Ladana most popular?
The top states for the name Ladana are California (6 births).
How long has the name Ladana been used?
Ladana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 45 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Ladana?
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.

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, 1960–2004 (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.