Girls' name · since 1960
Ladana
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 320 babies named Ladana, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ladana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 320 have been recorded since 1960.
Ladana has 320 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2004.
- #15,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 320 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladana ranks #15,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 320 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ladana's 320 recorded births place it above 78.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ladana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ladana splits its recorded history at 1977: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ladana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2004
- Peak year (1972)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ladana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (104 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Ladana's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ladana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 104 births (33% of all-time use).
Ladana by state
Where Ladana concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 320 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ladana's data
- Ladana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ladanas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ladana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
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, 1960–2004 (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 Ladana 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.