Recorded 1978–2010 Girls' name Peak 1996 316 births

Ladasha — girls' name

316 babies named Ladasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s531990s1672000s812010s5
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Ladasha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

30 babies were named Ladasha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 316 babies named Ladasha between 1978 and 2010, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ladasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ladasha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladasha 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 316 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.

Ladasha at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

316

Since 1978

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1978

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2010

Ladasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1978

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1996)
30
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 20102003199919951991198719791978 5

Ladasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 53% of Ladasha's all-time total
1970s101980s531990s1672000s812010s5

Ladasha by state

Where Ladasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ladasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.6%
#2 South Carolina
5 1.6%
Louisiana share of Ladasha's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladasha?
316 babies have been named Ladasha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1996 with 30 births.
When was Ladasha most popular?
Ladasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Ladasha most popular?
The top states for the name Ladasha are Louisiana (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Ladasha been used?
Ladasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 33 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Ladasha?
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, 1978–2010 (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.