Recorded 1913–1982 Girls' name Peak 1961 568 births

Ladean — girls' name

568 babies named Ladean in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s981930s1211940s1121950s1061960s791970s181980s5
1930s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ladean was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

20 babies were named Ladean in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladean

The Social Security Administration has registered 568 babies named Ladean between 1913 and 1982, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ladean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ladean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladean 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 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.

Ladean at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

568

Since 1913

70 years of records

Peak year

1961

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1913

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1982

Ladean popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1913

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1961)
20
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
0510152025 19821963195519471939193119231913 5

Ladean popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1954 (Ladean as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1954 5

Ladean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
121 births that decade — 21% of Ladean's all-time total
1910s291920s981930s1211940s1121950s1061960s791970s181980s5

Ladean by state

Where Ladean concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ladean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
15 2.6%
Utah share of Ladean's total US births 2.6%

15 of 568 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladean?
568 babies have been named Ladean since 1913. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1961 with 20 births.
When was Ladean most popular?
Ladean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Ladean most popular?
The top states for the name Ladean are Utah (15 births).
How long has the name Ladean been used?
Ladean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 70 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Ladean?
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, 1913–1982 (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.