Ledell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ledell

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Ledell between 1919 and 1996, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ledell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ledell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ledell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ledell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ledell 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 541 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.