Recorded 1888–2014 Girls' name Peak 1959 76 births

Ledia — girls' name

76 babies named Ledia in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s101920s61950s181960s51970s51990s162000s62010s5
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Ledia was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ledia in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ledia

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Ledia between 1888 and 2014, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ledia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ledia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ledia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ledia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ledia 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 76 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.

Ledia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

76

Since 1888

127 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1888

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ledia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1888

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Ledia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 24% of Ledia's all-time total
1880s51910s101920s61950s181960s51970s51990s162000s62010s5

Ledia by state

Where Ledia concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ledia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 6.6%
Louisiana share of Ledia's total US births 6.6%

5 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ledia?
76 babies have been named Ledia since 1888. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Ledia most popular?
Ledia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Ledia most popular?
The top states for the name Ledia are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Ledia been used?
Ledia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 127 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ledia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leda, Ledora, Leddy, Ledonna, 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, 1888–2014 (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.