Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1915
Ledra
Ledra has 25 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1915–1959
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
25 girls have been named Ledra since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ledra has 25 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1959.
- 25 total births
- 1915–1959 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Ledra since 1915, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1959.
- 25
- total births
- 1915–1959
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Ledra was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ledra in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Ledra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ledra splits its recorded history at 1958: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ledra at a glance
Last recorded 1959Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Ledra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ledra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Ledra's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Ledra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
9 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ledra? ▼
25 babies have been named Ledra since 1915. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Ledra most popular? ▼
Ledra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ledra been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ledra since 1915 -- 45 years through the most recent 1959 data.
What names are similar to Ledra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leda, Ledora, Leddy, Ledia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ledra
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Ledora Girl
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Leddy Girl
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Ledia Girl
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Ledonna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ledra: Baby Name Since 1915 - 25 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ledra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ledra 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 June 2026.