Unisex name · since 1930
Ladon
1,260 babies named Ladon in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1930
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ladon currently ranks #10839 among unisex names in America, with 1,260 babies recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladon has been recorded 1,260 times among boys since 1930, currently ranked #10839 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #4,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,839 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,260 born since 1930
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladon ranks #4,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,839 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,260 born since 1930, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1930
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ladon's 1,260 recorded births place it above 90.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Ladon compares
1,260 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ladon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ladon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,260 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ladon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ladon's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ladon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Ladon popularity over time - girls
323 total births recorded since 1933 (Ladon as girls' name)
Ladon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (206 births, 16% of the file).
1970s was Ladon's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Ladon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
162 births
- 1970s
1970s
206 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 206 births (16% of all-time use).
How Ladon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ladon's total volume
Ladon by state
Where Ladon concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
34 of 1,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ladon's data
- Ladon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Ladons (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ladon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Ladon 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.