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Ledell

96% boys · last recorded 1996

Ledell has been given to about 562 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 378
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ledell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1956 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time562

How popular is Ledell?

Its best year was 1956, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 1794th. The typical living American called Ledell is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Ledell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wendell0.76
  2. Kendell0.76
  3. Terrell0.69
  4. Jerrell0.69
  5. Derrell0.69
  6. Lowell0.64
  7. Odell0.64
  8. Vernell0.64

Middle names for Ledell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ledell Paul0.77
  2. Ledell John0.77
  3. Ledell Blake0.76
  4. Ledell Wade0.76
  5. Ledell Ross0.76
  6. Ledell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Ledell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.70
  2. Gwensister · 0.69
  3. Ramonasister · 0.68
  4. Rudybrother · 0.67
  5. Frankieeither · 0.67
  6. Tommybrother · 0.64

Where Ledell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ledell Anderson0.77
    2. Ledell White0.72
    3. Ledell Nguyen0.72
    4. Ledell Moore0.72
    5. Ledell Brown0.72
    6. Ledell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ledell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.