Girls' name · since 1896
Ledora
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 498 babies named Ledora, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 498
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
498 girls have been named Ledora since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ledora has 498 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1984.
- #11,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 498 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledora ranks #11,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 498 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 498
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ledora's 498 recorded births place it above 83.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Ledora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ledora splits its recorded history at 1936: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ledora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1984
- Peak year (1925)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Ledora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Ledora's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ledora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (24% of all-time use).
Ledora by state
Where Ledora concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 113 | 22.7% |
113 of 498 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ledora's data
- Ledora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Ledoras (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Ledora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1896–1984 (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 Ledora 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.