Recorded 1967–1983 Girls' name Peak 1971 48 births

Ladonia — girls' name

48 babies named Ladonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s271980s8
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Ladonia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ladonia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Ladonia between 1967 and 1983, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladonia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ladonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladonia 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 48 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.

Ladonia at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

48

Since 1967

17 years of records

Peak year

1971

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1967

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1983

Ladonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1967

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 1983197619731972197119691967 6

Ladonia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 56% of Ladonia's all-time total
1960s131970s271980s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladonia?
48 babies have been named Ladonia since 1967. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1971 with 8 births.
When was Ladonia most popular?
Ladonia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Ladonia been used?
Ladonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 17 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Ladonia?
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, 1967–1983 (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.