How Many People Are Named Ladd?
An estimated 1,021 people in the United States have the first name Ladd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Ladd peaked in popularity in 1961 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladd 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 Ladd paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,021
About 1 in 335,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1961
38 births
Total Registered
1,303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladd
Ladd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,303 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ladd as a male name
Ranked #4,790 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (38 births)
Ladd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladd span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 242 babies were registered. While Ladd is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ladd by Decade
How has Ladd 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.
Ladd by State
Birth registrations for Ladd span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, California. On average, about 9 Ladds were registered per state.
Ladd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ladd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladd?
We estimate approximately 1,021 people named Ladd 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 335,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladd a common name?
Ladd is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladd most popular?
Ladd reached peak popularity in 1961, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladd is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladd a male name?
Ladd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladd Smith, Ladd Johnson, Ladd 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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