How Many People Are Named Lady?
An estimated 1,044 people in the United States have the first name Lady. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Lady peaked in popularity in 2016 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lady 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 Lady paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,044
About 1 in 328,309 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2016
48 births
Total Registered
2,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lady
Lady is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,048 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lady as a female name
Ranked #6,508 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (48 births)
Lady: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lady span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 248 babies were registered. While Lady is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lady by Decade
How has Lady 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.
Lady by State
Birth registrations for Lady span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia. On average, about 23 Ladys were registered per state.
Lady + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lady as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lady
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lady: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lady?
We estimate approximately 1,044 people named Lady 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 328,309 Americans share this first name.
Is Lady a common name?
Lady is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lady most popular?
Lady reached peak popularity in 2016, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lady is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lady a female name?
Lady is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lady Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lady Smith, Lady Johnson, Lady 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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