Ladd
Ladd was the 4094th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1240th; the most babies were born in 1961 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,326 places. More babies were named Ladd in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,094 boys, up 1,768 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,329babies recorded
Ladd popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,094 | 26 |
| 2020 | #5,862 | 15 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,163 | 9 |
| 1990 | #5,221 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,355 | 13 |
| 1970 | #1,642 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 24 |
| 1950 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1940 | #3,011 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,449 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,654 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ladd, counting every spelling?
Ladd has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ladd?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ladd (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ladd born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ladd.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ladd?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Ladd are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 15 and 64. That makes Ladd mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ladd
How popular is the name Ladd?
Ladd was the 4094th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1240th; the most babies were born in 1961 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,326 places. More babies were named Ladd in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Ladd a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ladd in the US.