How Many People Are Named Ladonna?
An estimated 15,236 people in the United States have the first name Ladonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Ladonna peaked in popularity in 1964 with 612 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ladonna 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 Ladonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,236
About 1 in 22,496 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1964
612 births
Total Registered
21,227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ladonna
Ladonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ladonna as a female name
Ranked #16,589 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1964 (612 births)
Ladonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ladonna span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,422 babies were registered. Ladonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ladonna by Decade
How has Ladonna 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.
Ladonna by State
Birth registrations for Ladonna span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Idaho, Montana. On average, about 457 Ladonnas were registered per state.
Ladonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ladonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ladonna
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Ladonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ladonna?
We estimate approximately 15,236 people named Ladonna 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 22,496 Americans share this first name.
Is Ladonna a common name?
Ladonna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ladonna most popular?
Ladonna reached peak popularity in 1964, when 612 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ladonna is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ladonna a female name?
Ladonna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ladonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ladonna Smith, Ladonna Johnson, Ladonna 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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