Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1951
Laddy
Laddy has 16 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1951–1959
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
16 boys have been named Laddy since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Laddy has 16 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1959.
- 16 total births
- 1951–1959 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Laddy since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1959.
- 16
- total births
- 1951–1959
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Laddy was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
6 babies were named Laddy in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Laddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laddy splits its recorded history at 1952: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laddy at a glance
Last recorded 1959Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Laddy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Laddy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Laddy's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Laddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Laddy? ▼
Laddy has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1959. 6 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Laddy most popular? ▼
Laddy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Laddy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Laddy since 1951 -- 9 years through the most recent 1959 data.
What names are similar to Laddy? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Laddy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1951–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Laddy: Baby Name Since 1951 - 16 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/laddy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Laddy 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 July 2026.