Ledger

Popularity Trends

The name Ledger is the #4,431 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,842 recorded births since 1923. This represents the 42.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 42.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,005 (56.3% percentile) for all time with 3,816 births since 1923. For girls, it ranks #5,690 (0.4% percentile) for all time with 26 births since 2020.

Ledger first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1923 (1923 for boys and 2020 for girls). Birth data for Ledger is available in 25 out of the 101 years between 1923 and 2023 (25 years for boys and 4 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Ledger has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.3% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Ledger reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 46.6% percentile (ranked #487) with 282 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 282 births per million (ranked 46.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ledger is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #487 (46.6% percentile) with 282 births per million.

For girls, Ledger reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #955) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Ledger ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 76.9% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ledger".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2020

Peak Percentile

0.3%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#955

Current Rank

#946

Female statistics

Total Births

3,816

Peak Births

516

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1923

Peak Percentile

46.6%

Current Percentile

46.6%

Peak Rank

#487

Current Rank

#487

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Ledger", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Ledger.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Ledger's popularity from 1920 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Ledger at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Ledger range from Sutton at 99.3% correlation to Luca at 98.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.0%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Luca with 62.2K births (97% boys) and the least popular is Nailani with 311 births (100% girls).

Ledger's share of births peaked at 285.2 births per million in 2023 (4.5 for girls in 2022 and 281.8 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.8 births per million (1% of peak) in 2005.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Sutton

15k

99.25% (very strong)

Briggs

7,466

99.25% (very strong)

Krew

3,197

99.22% (very strong)

Isla

46.8k

99.08% (very strong)

Blakeleigh

897

99.04% (very strong)

Adore

918

99.03% (very strong)

Archer

25k

99.00% (very strong)

Journi

4,263

98.99% (very strong)

Oaklee

5,265

98.94% (very strong)

Nailani

311

98.91% (very strong)

Ace

22k

98.91% (very strong)

Luca

62.2k

98.88% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Ledger

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Ledger. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Ledger is pronounced as LEH-jer, which has 2 syllables.

LEH-jer

100.0%

LEH-jer (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

L EH1 JH ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like L EH1 JH ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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