Girls' name · since 1903
Ladonna
21,233 babies named Ladonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,233
- born since 1903
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ladonna currently ranks #13267 among girls' names in America, with 21,233 babies recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Ladonna recorded 21,233 times among girls since 1903, holding rank #13267 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #1,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,267 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,233 born since 1903
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladonna ranks #1,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,267 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,233 born since 1903, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,233
- born since 1903
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ladonna's 21,233 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Ladonna compares
21,233 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ladonna's all-time total is 56x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ladonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,233 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 612 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ladonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ladonna's full recorded timeline at 1965, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 612 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ladonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 612
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Ladonna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,422 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Ladonna's strongest decade.
5,422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ladonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 162
1910s
162 births
- 1920s 630
1920s
630 births
- 1930s 1,587
1930s
1,587 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,293 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,790 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,422 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,867 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,496 births
- 1990s 658
1990s
658 births
- 2000s 197
2000s
197 births
- 2010s 93
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,422 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ladonna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ladonna's total volume
Ladonna by state
Where Ladonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 1,739 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,684 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,595 | 7.5% |
| #4 | California | | 1,186 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,173 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 1,074 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,007 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 753 | 3.5% |
1,739 of 21,233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Ladonna appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ladonna's data
- Ladonna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,422 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Ladonnas (1,739 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Ladonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Ladonna 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.