How Many People Are Named Ladale?
An estimated 291 people in the United States have the first name Ladale. It is predominantly male (96.8%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Ladale peaked in popularity in 1964 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladale 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 Ladale paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
291
About 1 in 1,177,850 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.8% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1964
14 births
Total Registered
308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladale
Ladale is predominantly male (96.8%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ladale as a male name
Ranked #11,549 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1974 (14 births)
Ladale as a female name
Ranked #7,290 in 1964
5 female births in 1964
Peak: 1957 (5 births)
Ladale: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladale span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 86 babies were registered. Ladale has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ladale by Decade
How has Ladale 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.
Ladale + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladale as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ladale
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Ladale: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladale?
We estimate approximately 291 people named Ladale 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 1,177,850 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladale a common name?
Ladale is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladale most popular?
Ladale reached peak popularity in 1964, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladale is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladale a male name?
Ladale is predominantly male. 96.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladale Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladale Smith, Ladale Johnson, Ladale 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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