Boys' name · since 1976

Ladarius

Ladarius has 4,548 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,093 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,548
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

Ladarius currently ranks #5093 among boys' names in America, with 4,548 babies recorded since 1976.

Ladarius has 4,548 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5093 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #1,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,093 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,548 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladarius ranks #1,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,548 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#1,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,093 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,548
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.4%
Ladarius vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ladarius's 4,548 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.

How Ladarius compares

4,548 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ladarius's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ladarius Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,548 369 358,536
Peak-year births 260 34 22,252

Ladarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ladarius's full recorded timeline at 2001, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 260 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ladarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
260
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
0100200300 19761984199119982005201220192025 19

Ladarius by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (2,182 births, 48% of the file).

1990s was Ladarius's strongest decade.

2,182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Ladarius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,182 births (48% of all-time use).

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

How Ladarius compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ladarius's total volume

Ladarius vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -118, 11.3%-25, 11.7%-56, 5.3%-73, 4.8%-67, 5.7%-110, 3.4%-121, 6.8%-54, 4.8%-38, 6.6%-54, 9.9%-45, 5.2%-59, 3.9%-42, 16.4%-53, 5.7%-146, 2.7%Ladarius-50, 5.7%Ladarius
Ladarius vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ladarius by state

Where Ladarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ladarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
666 14.6%
#2 Mississippi
616 13.5%
#3 Tennessee
586 12.9%
#4 Texas
513 11.3%
#5 Florida
341 7.5%
#6 Georgia
310 6.8%
#7 Louisiana
275 6.0%
#8 Illinois
124 2.7%
Alabama share of Ladarius's total US births 14.6%
Even split

666 of 4,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ladarius appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladarius?
4,548 babies have been named Ladarius since 1976. All-time, it sits at #1,901 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,093 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 260 births.
Where does Ladarius sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladarius ranks #1,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ladarius most popular?
Ladarius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,182 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Ladarius most popular?
The top states for the name Ladarius are Alabama (666 births), Mississippi (616 births), Tennessee (586 births).
How long has the name Ladarius been used?
The SSA has tracked Ladarius since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ladarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laddie, Ladd, Ladon, Ladarrius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ladarius's data

  • Ladarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,182 total births); usage has since declined to 193 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Alabama records the most Ladariuss (666 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ladarius

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ladarius: 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ladarius 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.