Is Ladd a boy or girl name?

Ladd is a boy’s name. Of the 1,329 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ladd

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Ladd was most popular in 1961, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,014 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,329 people named Ladd.

Ladd over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ladd’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ladd a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ladd is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,329 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org