Lady Girl

How popular is Lady?

#5,916 girl name in 2025

20 baby girls were named Lady in the US in 2025, making it the 5916th most popular girl name.

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1,135living people named Lady (est.)
30median age of people named Lady
2,068babies named Lady since 1880
1 in 165,767US babies born in 2025

Lady popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#5,916 for girls (▲ 475 from 2024)
Babies in 202520 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+82% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#9,476 in 2015, #5,663 in 2020
Peak year2016 (48 girls)
Highest rank#724 in 1889
First recorded1884
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Lady by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s26#724
1890s86#963
1900s152#725
1910s221#1,091
1920s248#1,470
1930s173#1,493
1940s118#2,028
1950s96#2,780
1960s98#3,548
1970s102#3,787
1980s92#5,207
1990s132#5,653
2000s170#5,204
2010s235#3,326
2020s119#5,635

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Questions

Is Lady a boy or girl name?
Lady is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lady were girls.
How popular is the name Lady?
20 baby girls were named Lady in the US in 2025, making it the 5916th most popular girl name.
When was Lady most popular?
Lady peaked in 2016, when 48 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #724 in 1889.
How many people are named Lady?
2,068 babies have been named Lady in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,135 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.