Boys' name · since 1923
Ledger
4,970 babies named Ledger in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,970
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ledger is the #554 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,970 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Ledger recorded 4,970 times among boys since 1923, holding rank #554 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #1,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #554 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,970 born since 1923
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledger ranks #1,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #554 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,970 born since 1923, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,970
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ledger's 4,970 recorded births place it above 96.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ledger compares
4,970 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ledger's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ledger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,970 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 608 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ledger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ledger's full recorded timeline at 2012, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 608 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ledger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 608
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Ledger popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2020 (Ledger as girls' name)
Ledger by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,059 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Ledger's strongest decade.
3,059 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ledger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 2000s 240
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,653 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,059 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,059 births (62% of all-time use).
How Ledger 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 Ledger's total volume
Ledger by state
Where Ledger concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 404 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 378 | 7.6% |
| #3 | California | | 200 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 190 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 182 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 182 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 173 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 171 | 3.4% |
404 of 4,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Ledger appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Ledgers (404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ledger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Ledger 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.