How Many People Are Named Ladon?
An estimated 1,325 people in the United States have the first name Ladon. It is used for both genders, with 79.5% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Ladon peaked in popularity in 1970 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladon 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 Ladon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,325
About 1 in 258,683 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
79.5% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1970
42 births
Total Registered
1,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladon
Ladon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (79.5%) and females (20.5%). Out of 1,577 total births registered, 1,254 were male and 323 were female.
Ladon as a male name
Ranked #6,652 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (29 births)
Ladon as a female name
Ranked #12,596 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1970 (23 births)
Ladon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladon span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 287 babies were registered. Ladon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ladon by Decade
How has Ladon 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.
Ladon by State
Birth registrations for Ladon span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Illinois, Georgia, Ohio. On average, about 15 Ladons were registered per state.
Ladon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ladon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Ladon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladon?
We estimate approximately 1,325 people named Ladon 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 258,683 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladon a common name?
Ladon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladon most popular?
Ladon reached peak popularity in 1970, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladon is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladon a male name?
Ladon is predominantly male. 79.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladon Smith, Ladon Johnson, Ladon 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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