Ladawn
LaDawn Blackett Jones is an American lawyer and politician.
Meaning & Origin of Ladawn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LaDawn Blackett Jones is an American lawyer and politician.
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The Story of Ladawn
The earliest SSA record of Ladawn as a baby girl name dates back to 1936, when 6 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 80 newborns named Ladawn — #1,336 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Ladawn on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Ladawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Ladawn most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States93%
- Canada4%
- BS2%
- Russia1%
- AE1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Ladawn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ladawn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ladawn
Ladawn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ladawn's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #1,336. Use the chart and map above to compare Ladawn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.