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Ledger

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Ledger is ranked 502nd among boys in 2024 (606 births). Its best rank was 502nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#502up 58 from 2023
Births in 2024
6060.04% of boys
Peak year
2024606 births
Best rank
#502in 2024
Since 1923
4,424people given the name
Babies named Ledger, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

4,424 boys have been named Ledger in the United States since 1923, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 606 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 57%. It has spent 8 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Ledger
1920s18
2000s240
2010s1,653
2020s2,513

In 2024, its biggest year

Ledger was the 502nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Ledger

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.