Ledger Boy

How popular is Ledger?

#553 boy name in 2025

541 baby boys were named Ledger in the US in 2025, making it the 553rd most popular boy name.

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4,961living people named Ledger (est.)
5median age of people named Ledger
5,001babies named Ledger since 1880
1 in 6,128US babies born in 2025

Ledger popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#553 for boys (▼ 51 from 2024)
Babies in 2025541 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+240% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,168 in 2015, #631 in 2020
Peak year2024 (608 boys)
Highest rank#502 in 2024
First recorded1923
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Ledger is most popular

Babies named Ledger per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. South Dakota: 1.8 per 1,000 (33 boys)
  2. North Dakota: 1.5 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  3. Utah: 1.4 per 1,000 (137 boys)
  4. Iowa: 1.3 per 1,000 (90 boys)
  5. West Virginia: 1.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)

Ledger by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1920s18#3,137
2000s240#1,653
2010s1,653#831
2020s3,059#502

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Questions

Is Ledger a boy or girl name?
Ledger is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Ledger were boys.
How popular is the name Ledger?
541 baby boys were named Ledger in the US in 2025, making it the 553rd most popular boy name.
When was Ledger most popular?
Ledger peaked in 2024, when 608 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #502 in 2024.
How many people are named Ledger?
5,001 babies have been named Ledger in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,961 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Ledger most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Ledger was most common in South Dakota, at 1.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.

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.