Recorded 1922–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 430 births

Ladena — girls' name

430 babies named Ladena in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s111940s331950s811960s1261970s1081980s511990s15
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ladena was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ladena in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladena

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Ladena between 1922 and 1993, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ladena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ladena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladena 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 430 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.

Ladena at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

430

Since 1922

72 years of records

Peak year

1970

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1922

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1993

Ladena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1922

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
19
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 199319831977197119651959195319451922 5

Ladena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
126 births that decade — 29% of Ladena's all-time total
1920s51930s111940s331950s811960s1261970s1081980s511990s15

Ladena by state

Where Ladena concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ladena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Ladena's total US births 1.2%

5 of 430 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladena?
430 babies have been named Ladena since 1922. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 19 births.
When was Ladena most popular?
Ladena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Ladena most popular?
The top states for the name Ladena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ladena been used?
Ladena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 72 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Ladena?
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, 1922–1993 (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.