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Lady

A given name in English, French and 3 more

Language contexts for this entry: English, French, Spanish and 2 more

feminineunisexLatin script
English (US)

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Origin
Not established
5 language contexts
EnglishFrenchSpanish+2 more
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6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lady

Lady is a feminine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 2 other languages.

02 / Across borders

Where Lady is used

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Across borders

18

countries in our sources

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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 20 girls (rank 5917). Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 18 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Lady

Recorded category girls

Metric
Latest · 2025
20
applications
Rank #5,917
Peak year
2016
48 applications

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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Lady in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
YearApplicationsRankStatus
1880no valueno valuenot covered
1881no valueno valuenot covered
1882no valueno valuenot covered
1883no valueno valuenot covered
18846930observed
1885no valueno valuenot covered
1886no valueno valuenot covered
1887no valueno valuenot covered
188871,036observed
188913724observed
189061,210observed
189161,213observed
189271,171observed
189371,175observed
189481,136observed
189591,123observed
189611999observed
189781,167observed
189813963observed
189911983observed
190025725observed
190113918observed
190291,219observed
1903111,076observed
190415938observed
1905141,011observed
190615965observed
190717923observed
1908121,203observed
190921890observed
1910141,207observed
1911101,545observed
1912211,143observed
1913251,091observed
1914231,303observed
1915261,405observed
1916241,533observed
1917261,470observed
1918231,690observed
1919291,445observed
1920301,470observed
1921281,577observed
1922281,575observed
1923221,840observed
1924281,612observed
1925251,700observed
1926231,772observed
1927201,935observed
1928241,680observed
1929201,825observed
1930102,845observed
1931241,549observed
1932162,037observed
1933132,275observed
1934132,289observed
1935181,845observed
1936171,873observed
1937251,493observed
1938181,873observed
1939191,797observed
1940162,029observed
1941122,532observed
1942112,817observed
1943103,040observed
1944112,762observed
194583,388observed
1946162,392observed
1947142,769observed
1948113,137observed
194993,612observed
1950142,781observed
1951113,284observed
1952103,552observed
195393,955observed
195484,278observed
195574,740observed
195694,161observed
195774,918observed
1958113,747observed
1959104,031observed
1960123,688observed
196194,546observed
1962104,263observed
196375,296observed
1964123,879observed
1965133,549observed
196694,493observed
1967104,300observed
196894,779observed
196975,974observed
197057,995observed
1971163,789observed
1972no valueno valuenot covered
1973144,155observed
1974115,011observed
197595,984observed
197696,048observed
1977183,911observed
1978125,214observed
197987,313observed
198096,789observed
1981125,571observed
1982135,209observed
198387,312observed
1984510,422observed
1985125,678observed
198697,134observed
198778,778observed
198897,691observed
198988,761observed
1990117,303observed
1991165,659observed
1992156,008observed
1993136,622observed
1994127,097observed
1995127,041observed
1996146,392observed
1997127,283observed
1998118,016observed
1999166,191observed
2000176,208observed
2001109,351observed
2002128,280observed
2003176,576observed
2004245,208observed
2005196,245observed
2006206,356observed
2007206,552observed
2008148,529observed
2009177,341observed
2010255,414observed
2011167,436observed
2012167,456observed
2013216,017observed
2014167,302observed
2015119,481observed
2016483,326observed
2017245,338observed
2018304,562observed
2019284,773observed
2020215,667observed
2021176,691observed
2022225,638observed
2023215,752observed
2024186,394observed
2025205,917observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Lady” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking
computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5
Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates7

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

    Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)

    Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)

    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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