Ladonna

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births

Peak · girls
1968 · 584 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,233
since 1903

Ladonna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ladonna has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #377, 1968girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#13,2086
2024—
2023—
2022—
2021#15,2515
2020#15,0885
2019#12,4487
2018#13,7936
2017#12,7137
2016#9,41111
2015#9,48111
2014#8,48513
2013#14,5826
2012#12,1998
2011#14,8246
2010#6,90418
2009#7,34117
2008#10,08411
2007#7,09218
2006#9,28612
2005#6,24519
2004#6,48918
2003#6,05519
2002#5,44421
2001#4,20929
2000#3,80833
1999#3,89530
1998#4,02328
1997#2,77644
1996#2,84942
1995#3,08737
1994#1,92973
1993#1,74185
1992#1,71387
1991#1,505103
1990#1,265129
1989#1,100152
1988#990166
1987#878193
1986#758228
1985#649283
1984#623286
1983#643267
1982#596302
1981#599307
1980#594312
1979#592304
1978#597285
1977#596289
1976#555306
1975#506353
1974#489359
1973#435444
1972#398503
1971#438478
1970#415546
1969#413533
1968#377584
1967#387560
1966#445439
1965#393555
1964#391612
1963#421527
1962#404570
1961#434513
1960#422529
1959#412528
1958#492378
1957#463418
1956#426458
1955#503337
1954#469355
1953#470329
1952#460337
1951#461328
1950#448322
1949#473290
1948#446319
1947#477299
1946#482263
1945#563170
1944#524192
1943#519207
1942#514208
1941#530174
1940#526171
1939#530158
1938#499178
1937#485182
1936#507165
1935#543140
1934#504161
1933#486170
1932#545143
1931#524158
1930#600132
1929#638118
1928#679106
1927#77188
1926#82479
1925#1,07450
1924#1,09651
1923#1,06551
1922#1,30936
1921#1,54329
1920#1,81622
1919#1,74522
1918#1,49728
1917#1,30731
1916#1,58123
1915#1,40526
1914#2,4349
1913#1,67013
1912#2,9795
1911—
1910#2,3985
1909—
1908#2,1015
1907#1,6397
1906—
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1904#1,8775
1903#1,7925
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First appearance
1903

The first year at least five girls were named Ladonna! It came in at #1,792, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1903–1906, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Ladonna is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedNHWashington: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,670 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedIDMontana: #243 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsNDMinnesota: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,066 girlsMNIllinois: #410 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,581 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #517 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,458 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedRIOregon: #306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsSDIowa: #239 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsIAIndiana: #255 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,010 girlsINOhio: #472 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,375 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #755 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 11,244 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedCONebraska: #272 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsNEMissouri: #293 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsMOKentucky: #234 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedDEArizona: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsKSArkansas: #249 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #559 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,427 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #125 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 613 girlsOKLouisiana: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,514 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedHITexas: #432 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,610 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ladonna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#125 · 1 in 613
  2. North Dakota#201 · 1 in 1,159
  3. Kansas#233 · 1 in 1,550
  4. Kentucky#234 · 1 in 1,681
  5. South Dakota#238 · 1 in 1,533

Best ever in a state: #54 in Oklahoma, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#125361 in 613
North Dakota#20161 in 1,159
Kansas#233141 in 1,550
Kentucky#234201 in 1,681
South Dakota#23851 in 1,533
Iowa#239161 in 1,778
Montana#24351 in 1,369
Arkansas#249121 in 1,559
Indiana#255241 in 2,010
Nebraska#27271 in 2,093
Missouri#293161 in 2,720
Oregon#30671 in 2,324
Arizona#33861 in 2,004
Illinois#410221 in 4,581
Minnesota#43261 in 6,066
Texas#432311 in 3,610
Washington#44761 in 4,670
Ohio#472161 in 6,375
Michigan#517121 in 7,458
North Carolina#55971 in 7,427
Louisiana#62051 in 7,514
California#755131 in 11,244
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ladonna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,880 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #13,208)
  • 3,727 spots since 2015 (#9,481 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 250 spots in 1926 (#1,074 → #824)
  • Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1987 (#758 → #878)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1903
  • Peaked 1968 at #377 (584 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1926–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,809
  • Highest: 1 in 2,809 girls born in 1968 were named Ladonna (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 25.5% of all girls named Ladonna (5,422) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s22#1,639 (1907)#1,852
1910s162#1,307 (1917)#1,891
1920s630#638 (1929)#1,082
1930s1,587#485 (1937)#522
1940s2,293#446 (1948)#505
1950s3,790#412 (1959)#460
1960s5,422#377 (1968)#409
1970s3,867#398 (1972)#502
1980s2,496#594 (1980)#743
1990s658#1,265 (1990)#2,478
2000s197#3,808 (2000)#6,605
2010s93#6,904 (2010)#11,484
2020s16#13,208 (2025)#14,516

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ladonna in 1955

girls
#503
337 births · 1 in 5,802 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #503Ladonna337
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 5,802 of them was named Ladonna, which outranked 92.5% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ladonna
  1. #498Sonya340
  2. #501Bette339
  3. #502Lea338
  4. #503Ladonna337
  5. #504Cathryn335
  6. #505Merry334
  7. #506Lesley333
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955 →