Ladan
given name · Latin script
Meaning: The etymology of Ladan is uncertain
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Ladan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- SOSomalia≈1 in 39K(inferred from the name graph)
- SESweden≈1 in 58K
- DKDenmark1 in 159K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 31 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 39K (inferred from the name graph)
906 people, 2020
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Somalia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
The etymology of Ladan is uncertain. One interpretation suggests it is derived from the Hebrew particle 'le' (to/for) and the noun 'eden' (delight), meaning "Destined For Delight". Other sources suggest meanings such as "witness" or "to put in order".
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ladan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 906 | 1 in 367K | 849 | — | 26 |
| SO Somalia | ≈300 est. | ≈1 in 39K | 1 | — | — |
| CA Canada | ≈230 est. | ≈1 in 162K | 1 | — | 2 |
| SE Sweden | ≈180 est. | ≈1 in 58K | 197 | — | 9 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈180 est. | ≈1 in 374K | listed | — | 2 |
| DK Denmark | 37 | 1 in 159K | 37 | — | — |
| NO Norway | ≈32 est. | ≈1 in 171K | 130 | — | 2 |
906 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); This page features a collection of traditional Somali names, discussing their significance and cultural context, publish; Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Ladan is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Ladan is an uncommon biblical name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes interpreted to mean "witness," suggesting a perceptive and observant nature.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In Swahili, reward
as a nameAfrican Muslim Names
In Serbo-Croatian, alternative form of hládan (“cold”)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Latin, accusative singular of Lādās
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Swedish, definite singular of lada
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Ladan Osmanb. 1950SOSomali poet and teacher
- Ladan Mostofib. 1972IRIranian actress
- Cold Specksb. 1988CAnot in their usual nameSomali Canadian singer-songwriter
- Ladan HashemiIRpsychologist academic
- Ladan Aminresearcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 46 sources across 26 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 197 | #4,201 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 13 | #33,141 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Ladan come from?
- The etymology of Ladan is uncertain. One interpretation suggests it is derived from the Hebrew particle 'le' (to/for) and the noun 'eden' (delight), meaning "Destined For Delight". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What does the name Ladan mean?
- Recorded meaning: The etymology of Ladan is uncertain.
- Is Ladan a male or female name?
- Ladan is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Ladan have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 906 people named Ladan, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Ladan?
- In the United States, the national register counted 906 people named Ladan in 2020, about 1 in 367 thousand residents.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/ladanThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ladan”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.