How Many People Are Named Ladeja?
An estimated 272 people in the United States have the first name Ladeja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ladeja peaked in popularity in 1996 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladeja 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 Ladeja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
272
About 1 in 1,260,126 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1996
43 births
Total Registered
279
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladeja
Ladeja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 279 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ladeja as a female name
Ranked #14,668 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1996 (43 births)
Ladeja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladeja span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 164 babies were registered. While Ladeja is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ladeja by Decade
How has Ladeja 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.
Ladeja by State
Birth registrations for Ladeja span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 9 Ladejas were registered per state.
Ladeja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladeja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ladeja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladeja?
We estimate approximately 272 people named Ladeja 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 1,260,126 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladeja a common name?
Ladeja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 279 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladeja most popular?
Ladeja reached peak popularity in 1996, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladeja is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladeja a female name?
Ladeja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladeja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladeja Smith, Ladeja Johnson, Ladeja 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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