Recorded 1992–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 279 births

Ladeja — girls' name

279 babies named Ladeja in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1642000s115
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ladeja was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

43 babies were named Ladeja in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladeja

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Ladeja between 1992 and 2008, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladeja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladeja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ladeja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ladeja in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladeja 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 279 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.

Ladeja at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

279

Since 1992

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1992

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ladeja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1992

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
43
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
01020304050 200820062004200220001998199619931992 6

Ladeja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
164 births that decade — 59% of Ladeja's all-time total
1990s1642000s115

Ladeja by state

Where Ladeja concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ladeja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 7.2%
#2 Florida
6 2.2%
#3 Illinois
5 1.8%
#4 Louisiana
5 1.8%
Texas share of Ladeja's total US births 7.2%
Even split

20 of 279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladeja?
279 babies have been named Ladeja since 1992. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 43 births.
When was Ladeja most popular?
Ladeja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Ladeja most popular?
The top states for the name Ladeja are Texas (20 births), Florida (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ladeja been used?
Ladeja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 17 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ladeja?
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, 1992–2008 (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.