Boys' name · since 1950
Ledon
75 babies named Ledon in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ledon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 75 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledon has been recorded 75 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2006.
- #19,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 75 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledon ranks #19,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ledon's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ledon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ledon's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ledon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2006
- Peak year (1960)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ledon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (21 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Ledon's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ledon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Ledon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ledon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1950–2006 (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 Ledon 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.