Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Lady

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lady
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1884Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

62.5%

2024

All-time

2,048

Lady is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 48 girls were named Lady.

In 2024, only 18 girls were given the name.

Down 62.5% from its peak.

All told, about 2,048 Americans have been named Lady and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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