How Many People Are Named Lad?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Lad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Lad peaked in popularity in 1956 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lad paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Lad is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Lad is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1956
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lad
Lad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lad as a male name
Ranked #4,355 in 1964
5 male births in 1964
Peak: 1956 (6 births)
Lad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lad span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 6 babies were registered. Lad remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lad by Decade
How has Lad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lad
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lad?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Lad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Lad a common name?
Lad is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lad most popular?
Lad reached peak popularity in 1956, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lad is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lad a male name?
Lad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lad Smith, Lad Johnson, Lad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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