Recorded 1915–1959 Girls' name Peak 1959 25 births

Ledra — girls' name

25 babies named Ledra in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91950s16
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.

What the Data Says About Ledra

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Ledra between 1915 and 1959, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ledra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ledra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ledra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ledra 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 25 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.

Ledra at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

25

Since 1915

45 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1915

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1959

Ledra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1915

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 195919581915 9

Ledra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
16 births that decade — 64% of Ledra's all-time total
1910s91950s16

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?
Ledra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 45 years of data through 1959.
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.

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, 1915–1959 (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.