Girls' name · since 1915
Ladora
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 549 babies named Ladora, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ladora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 549 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Ladora recorded 549 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1915 to 1998.
- #11,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 549 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ladora ranks #11,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 549 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ladora's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Ladora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ladora's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ladora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1998
- Peak year (1960)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Ladora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (100 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Ladora's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Ladora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
69 births
- 1940s
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 100 births (18% of all-time use).
How Ladora 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 Ladora's total volume
Ladora by state
Where Ladora concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 549 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ladora's data
- Ladora's decade-level peak was the 1960s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Ladoras (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ladora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1915–1998 (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 Ladora 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.