Ledger — #502 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ledger

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,424 babies named Ledger between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ledger currently holds the #502 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 606 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ledger performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ledger shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 371 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ledger in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ledger 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 4,424 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.