Ledger
Ledger was the 554th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 541 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 503rd with 608 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 617 places. More babies were named Ledger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Norman Leodegar, or a mason's word · English, Germanic
Say it LEJ-er /ˈlɛdʒər/
- Rank in 2025
- #554 boys, up 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 541boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024608 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,001babies recorded
What does the name Ledger mean?
Ledger is an English surname with two proposed sources. Wiktionary derives one from the Norman name Leodegar (French Léger), made of Germanic elements meaning "people" and "ready." The other is an occupational name for a stonemason from the word ledger, a flat stone slab such as one laid over a grave; the American Heritage Dictionary traces ledger to Middle English legger, probably from leggen, to lay. It has been an occasional boys' name in the US since the 1920s, and the account-book sense of "ledger" also comes to mind.
*liudiz (Proto-Germanic, “people”)*garwaz (Proto-Germanic, “ready”)legger (Middle English, “something laid flat”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two possible surname origins; which applies to a family is unknown.
Related names: Leger, Léger.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ledger' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'ledger' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Ledger popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 31 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #554 | 541 |
| 2020 | #631 | 425 |
| 2010 | #1,908 | 75 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ledger, counting every spelling?
Ledger has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #552 for boys in 2025, against #554 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ledger?
541 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ledger (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ledger 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 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ledger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ledger?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Ledger are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Ledger a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ledger by state
How common Ledger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Dakota (5.8×), North Dakota (5.0×), Utah (4.7×), Iowa (4.3×), West Virginia (4.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maryland, New York, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ledger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ledger, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ledger · Sibling names for Ledger
Questions about the name Ledger
What does Ledger mean?
Ledger is usually explained as “from Norman Leodegar, or a mason's word”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Ledger?
Ledger was the 554th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 541 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 503rd with 608 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 617 places. More babies were named Ledger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ledger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ledger in the US.
Where is Ledger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ledger was most common in South Dakota (1.77 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Utah.