Is Ladon a boy or girl name?

Ladon is a unisex name. Of the 1,583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.4% were girls and 79.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1971, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Ladon

Recorded 1930–2025 · United States

Ladon was most popular in 1970, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,112 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,583 people named Ladon.

Ladon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ladon’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ladon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ladon is a unisex name — 20.4% of the 1,583 Americans given it were girls and 79.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1971 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