Ladana
Lađana is a small village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro; a region renowned for its natural geographical landmarks, including the Ljubišnja mountain and the Tara river canyon.
Meaning & Origin of Ladana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lađana is a small village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro; a region renowned for its natural geographical landmarks, including the Ljubišnja mountain and the Tara river canyon.
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The Story of Ladana
Ladana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1972: 16 births, good for #3,715 nationwide. About 33% of every Ladana on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Ladana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 320 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ladana
Ladana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 320 births in the dataset. Ladana's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #3,715. Use the chart and map above to compare Ladana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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