Boys' name · since 1919
Ledell
541 babies named Ledell in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ledell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 541 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Ledell recorded 541 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1996.
- #7,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 541 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledell ranks #7,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 541 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ledell's 541 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ledell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ledell splits its recorded history at 1955: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ledell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1996
- Peak year (1956)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Ledell popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1921 (Ledell as girls' name)
Ledell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (121 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Ledell's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ledell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 121 births (22% of all-time use).
How Ledell 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 Ledell's total volume
Ledell by state
Where Ledell concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ledell's data
- Ledell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Ledells (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ledell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1919–1996 (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 Ledell 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.