Recorded 1915–1998 Girls' name Peak 1960 549 births

Ladora — girls' name

549 babies named Ladora in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s781930s691940s551950s691960s1001970s491980s741990s29
1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Ladora was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ladora in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladora

The Social Security Administration has registered 549 babies named Ladora between 1915 and 1998, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladora performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ladora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ladora in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladora 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 549 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.

Ladora at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

549

Since 1915

84 years of records

Peak year

1960

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1915

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1998

Ladora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1915

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1960)
14
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
46810121416 199819841971196219531942193119221915 6

Ladora by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
100 births that decade — 18% of Ladora's all-time total
1910s261920s781930s691940s551950s691960s1001970s491980s741990s29

Ladora by state

Where Ladora concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ladora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 0.9%
Oklahoma share of Ladora's total US births 0.9%

5 of 549 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladora?
549 babies have been named Ladora since 1915. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1960 with 14 births.
When was Ladora most popular?
Ladora was most popular in the 1960s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Ladora most popular?
The top states for the name Ladora are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Ladora been used?
Ladora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 84 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Ladora?
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, 1915–1998 (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.