Boys' name · since 1912
Ladislav
Ladislav has 82 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 82
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ladislav sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 82 recorded since 1912.
Ladislav has 82 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1924.
- #18,733 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 82 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladislav ranks #18,733 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 82
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ladislav's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ladislav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ladislav's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ladislav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1924
- Peak year (1914)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Ladislav by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (63 births, 77% of the file).
1910s was Ladislav's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ladislav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 63 births (77% of all-time use).
Ladislav by state
Where Ladislav concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.1% |
5 of 82 births nationwide.
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- Ladislav's decade-level peak was the 1910s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ladislavs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ladislav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ladislav 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 August 2026.