How Many People Are Named Ladawn?
An estimated 1,353 people in the United States have the first name Ladawn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Ladawn peaked in popularity in 1971 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladawn 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 Ladawn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,353
About 1 in 253,329 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1971
80 births
Total Registered
1,568
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladawn
Ladawn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,568 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ladawn as a female name
Ranked #18,007 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1971 (80 births)
Ladawn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladawn span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 573 babies were registered. Ladawn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ladawn by Decade
How has Ladawn 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.
Ladawn by State
Birth registrations for Ladawn span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Missouri, Washington. On average, about 25 Ladawns were registered per state.
Ladawn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ladawn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladawn?
We estimate approximately 1,353 people named Ladawn 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 253,329 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladawn a common name?
Ladawn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,568 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladawn most popular?
Ladawn reached peak popularity in 1971, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladawn is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladawn a female name?
Ladawn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladawn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladawn Smith, Ladawn Johnson, Ladawn 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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