Is Ladell a boy or girl name?

Ladell is a unisex name. Of the 1,456 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.7% were girls and 70.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1954, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Ladell

Recorded 1913–2022 · United States

Ladell was most popular in 1954, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,389 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,456 people named Ladell.

Ladell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ladell’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ladell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ladell is a unisex name — 29.7% of the 1,456 Americans given it were girls and 70.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1954 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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