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Ladean
How to Pronounce Ladean
Pronounced luh-DEEN /ləˈdiːn/Low
Meaning: Ladean reads as a built name, pairing the popular La- prefix with a -dean ending; it has no older root and appears for both girls and boys, part of a broad mid-century coinage fashion.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ladean reached a small number of children in the mid twentieth century, with a quiet high around 1961. Its La- prefix and -dean ending mark it as a period coinage, prized for sound and used across the Mountain West and Midwest rather than carrying a fixed meaning.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and appeared for boys too. A girl named Ladean then would be in her sixties today. The La- and -dean sounds now feel firmly of the mid twentieth century.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ladean mean?
It appears to be a twentieth-century coinage joining the La- prefix to a -dean ending.
How do you pronounce Ladean?
It is said luh-DEEN /ləˈdiːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Ladean a boy or girl name?
Ladean is recorded here as a girl's name, though it was also used for boys.
How popular is Ladean?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at a small peak in the early nineteen-sixties.