Boys' name · since 2003

Ladanian

96 babies named Ladanian in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
96
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

Ladanian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 96 recorded since 2003.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladanian has been recorded 96 times among boys since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 2003 to 2011.

  • #17,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 96 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladanian ranks #17,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
96
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ladanian's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ladanian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ladanian splits its recorded history at 2007: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ladanian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
19
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
05101520 200320042005200620072008200920102011 14

Ladanian by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 80% of the file).

2000s was Ladanian's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Ladanian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladanian?
Ladanian has been given to 96 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,696 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 19 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Ladanian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladanian ranks #17,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ladanian most popular?
Ladanian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Ladanian been used?
The SSA has tracked Ladanian since 2003 -- 9 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Ladanian?
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.

What to do with Ladanian's data

  • Ladanian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 19 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.

Keep exploring Ladanian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ladanian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2011 (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 Ladanian 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.