Recorded 1896–1984 Girls' name Peak 1925 498 births

Ledora — girls' name

498 babies named Ledora in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s731920s1191930s1031940s821950s721960s331980s6
1920s
Peak decade

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

1925
Single peak year

20 babies were named Ledora in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ledora

The Social Security Administration has registered 498 babies named Ledora between 1896 and 1984, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ledora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ledora performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ledora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ledora in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ledora 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 498 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.

Ledora at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

498

Since 1896

89 years of records

Peak year

1925

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1896

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ledora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1896

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1925)
20
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
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Ledora by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
119 births that decade — 24% of Ledora's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s731920s1191930s1031940s821950s721960s331980s6

Ledora by state

Where Ledora concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ledora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
113 22.7%
Mississippi share of Ledora's total US births 22.7%

113 of 498 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ledora?
498 babies have been named Ledora since 1896. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1925 with 20 births.
When was Ledora most popular?
Ledora was most popular in the 1920s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Ledora most popular?
The top states for the name Ledora are Mississippi (113 births).
How long has the name Ledora been used?
Ledora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 89 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ledora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leda, Leddy, Ledia, 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, 1896–1984 (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.