Recorded 1936–2014 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,568 births

Ladawn — girls' name

1,568 babies named Ladawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121940s461950s1421960s3791970s5731980s2951990s1052000s112010s5
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Ladawn was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

80 babies were named Ladawn in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,568 babies named Ladawn between 1936 and 2014, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladawn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 573 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ladawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ladawn in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladawn 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 1,568 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.

Ladawn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,568

Since 1936

79 years of records

Peak year

1971

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1936

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ladawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1936

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1971)
80
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Ladawn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
573 births that decade — 37% of Ladawn's all-time total
1930s121940s461950s1421960s3791970s5731980s2951990s1052000s112010s5

Ladawn by state

Where Ladawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ladawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
72 4.6%
#2 Michigan
71 4.5%
#3 California
46 2.9%
#4 New York
25 1.6%
#5 Ohio
20 1.3%
#6 Oklahoma
11 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
11 0.7%
#8 Illinois
10 0.6%
Utah share of Ladawn's total US births 4.6%
Even split

72 of 1,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Ladawn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladawn?
1,568 babies have been named Ladawn since 1936. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1971 with 80 births.
When was Ladawn most popular?
Ladawn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 573 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Ladawn most popular?
The top states for the name Ladawn are Utah (72 births), Michigan (71 births), California (46 births).
How long has the name Ladawn been used?
Ladawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 79 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ladawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ladonna, Lady, Ladona, Ladean, 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, 1936–2014 (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.