Lady
Lady was the 6029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 737th; the most babies were born in 2016 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,825 places. More babies were named Lady in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,029 girls, down 268 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201648 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,068babies recorded
Lady popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,029 | 20 |
| 2020 | #5,761 | 21 |
| 2010 | #5,522 | 25 |
| 2000 | #6,359 | 17 |
| 1990 | #7,605 | 11 |
| 1980 | #7,088 | 9 |
| 1970 | #8,656 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,810 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,839 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,063 | 16 |
| 1930 | #2,954 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,490 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,242 | 14 |
| 1900 | #737 | 25 |
| 1890 | #1,276 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lady, counting every spelling?
Lady has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lady?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lady (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lady 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lady.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lady?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Lady are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 13 and 55. That makes Lady mostly worn by children and young adults. 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
These names rose and fell in step with Lady: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lady, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lady
How popular is the name Lady?
Lady was the 6029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 737th; the most babies were born in 2016 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,825 places. More babies were named Lady in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lady a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lady in the US.