Laddie
A diminutive form of the English word "lad", meaning a young boy or male.
Name Census estimates that about 543 living Americans carry the first name Laddie. It is a predominantly male name (94.7% of registrations). The average person named Laddie today is around 73 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laddie births was 1919 (52 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laddie. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Laddie is about 73 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Laddies were born before 1963.
People living today
543
~ 1 in 631,223 Americans
Peak year
1919
52 babies that year
Average age
73
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,435
Tracked since 1902
Census
Laddie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 649 people with the first name Laddie, which placed it at #17,134 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
#17,134
National first-name rank
People counted
649
649 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laddie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laddie is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Black (13.9%) and Two or More Races (2.6%). 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 Laddie 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 Laddie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.7% · 511
- Black or African American13.9% · 90
- Two or more races2.6% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Laddie
Laddie leans heavily male at 94.7% of total registrations, but 92 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Laddie as a male name
- Ranked #11,725 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1919 (47 births)
Laddie as a female name
- Ranked #6,435 in 1956
- 5 female births in 1956
- Peak: 1928 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laddie leans strongly male. 571 people counted with this name were male (87.6%), compared with 81 female bearers (12.4%).
Popularity
Laddie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laddie from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 441 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laddie 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 Laddie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Laddies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Illinois, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Laddie, while Wisconsin, Tennessee, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Laddie
The name Laddie is a diminutive form of the Scottish name Lad, derived from the Old English word "leod," meaning "man" or "person." It is believed to have originated during the Middle Ages in Scotland and northern England. The earliest recorded use of the name Laddie dates back to the 16th century.
In Scottish culture, the term "laddie" was often used as an affectionate way to address a young boy or a young man. It carried a sense of endearment and familiarity, reflecting the close-knit nature of Scottish communities. The name Laddie became particularly popular among Scottish families as a way to honor their heritage and cultural roots.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Laddie was Laddie Sanford, a Scottish poet and writer born in 1572. His collection of poems, titled "The Laddies' Lays," celebrated the beauty of the Scottish Highlands and the virtues of rural life. Another early example was Laddie Macbeth, a Scottish nobleman from the 17th century, who played a significant role in the Scottish Wars of Independence against England.
In the 19th century, the name Laddie gained wider recognition with the publication of the novel "Laddie: A True Blue Story" by Gene Stratton-Porter in 1913. The book's protagonist, a young man named Laddie, became a beloved literary character and contributed to the popularity of the name in the United States.
Some other notable individuals with the name Laddie include Laddie Handbury (1907-1988), a British actor known for his roles in several Shakespearean productions, and Laddie Bloor (1924-2002), a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
While the name Laddie has its roots in Scottish culture, it has been embraced by various communities around the world, particularly those with Scottish heritage or an appreciation for its charming and affectionate connotations.
People
Laddie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Laddie 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
Laddie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laddie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 543 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laddie 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 631,223 US residents.
Is Laddie a common name?
We classify Laddie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,736 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laddie most popular?
The single biggest year for Laddie was 1919, when 52 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laddie is about 73 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Laddie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 649 people with the name Laddie, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,134 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 Laddie 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 Laddie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laddie leans strongly male. 571 people counted with this name were male (87.6%), compared with 81 female bearers (12.4%). 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 Laddie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laddie is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Black (13.9%) and Two or More Races (2.6%). 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 Laddie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Laddie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.7% (511 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 Laddie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laddie a male name?
Yes, 94.7% of people registered as Laddie 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 Laddie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laddie 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 Laddie 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 Laddie?
Find out how many Americans are named Laddie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.