Ledarius
A modern coined name of unknown origin.
Name Census estimates that about 488 living Americans carry the first name Ledarius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ledarius today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ledarius births was 1993 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ledarius. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
488
~ 1 in 702,365 Americans
Peak year
1993
35 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,740
Tracked since 1979
Census
Ledarius in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 340 people with the first name Ledarius, which placed it at #27,081 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,081
National first-name rank
People counted
340
340 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
94.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ledarius
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ledarius is Black at 94.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.9%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ledarius described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ledarius at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American94.1% · 320
- Two or more races2.9% · 10
- White1.5% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Ledarius: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ledarius from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 267 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ledarius by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ledarius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ledarius' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Mississippi, Alabama, Texas recorded the most babies named Ledarius, while Tennessee, Texas, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ledarius
The name Ledarius is a relatively modern name with no clear origin or meaning. It is believed to be a variant or combination of more traditional names such as Ledarius or Darius, but its roots and etymology are uncertain.
There are no known historical records or ancient texts that mention the name Ledarius specifically. It does not appear to be derived from any particular language or have any significant cultural or religious associations.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Ledarius are from the late 20th century, but it remains relatively uncommon. There are no widely recognized or famous historical figures with this first name.
Some individuals who have been recorded with the name Ledarius include Ledarius Williams, an American football player born in 1992, and Ledarius Render, an American basketball player born in 1998. However, detailed biographical information about these individuals is limited.
Due to its modern origins and lack of historical significance, there is little documented information about the name Ledarius beyond a few scattered contemporary examples of individuals with this first name.
People
Ledarius + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ledarius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ledarius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ledarius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 488 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ledarius going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 702,365 US residents.
Is Ledarius a common name?
We classify Ledarius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 499 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ledarius most popular?
The single biggest year for Ledarius was 1993, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ledarius is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ledarius in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 340 people with the name Ledarius, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,081 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ledarius in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ledarius?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ledarius leans strongly male. 342 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ledarius?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ledarius is Black at 94.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.9%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ledarius most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ledarius in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.1% (320 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ledarius in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ledarius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ledarius in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ledarius still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ledarius in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ledarius can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Ledarius?
Want to know how many people share the name Ledarius? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.