At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#10,938)
- Babies in 2024
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #2,209 in 1993
- First recorded
- 1979
Meaning of Ledarius
Ledarius unfolds like a silken scroll whispered open beneath the pale glow of a lantern in a Kyoto courtyard, its origin a modern fusion of the Persian root Darius—“he who upholds good”—and the French-tinged “Le,” imbuing the name with an air of gentle sovereignty. Though one would scarcely stumble upon Ledarius etched in Heian-era diaries—its arrival in Alabama registers single‐digit counts in the early ’90s—it carries the quiet authority of a koi gliding upstream, each syllable a measured stroke of lunar light. In its resonance there lies a promise of steadfast grace, a bridge between ancient valor and contemporary flair, as cool and precise as a matcha whisk sculpting foam. Bearing Ledarius is to invoke both the disciplined harmony of a bamboo grove and the unexpected warmth of a dry smile at dawn.
How to pronounce Ledarius
English
- Pronounced luh-DARE-ee-us /ləˈdɛriəs/
Popularity of Ledarius in the U.S.
Ledarius was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #10,938 with 6 babies. It peaked at #2,209 in 1993. It first appears in the records in 1979.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1979–2024 37 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 10,938 | back (not recorded in 2023) |
| 2022 | 6 | 10,863 | ▼ 64 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10,799 | back (not recorded in 2020) |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | back (not recorded in 2018) |
| 2017 | 8 | 8,840 | ▲ 3,345 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | back (not recorded in 2015) |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | ▼ 1,928 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8,789 | back (not recorded in 2012) |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | ▼ 1,176 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,591 | ▲ 719 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | ▲ 1,561 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9,871 | back (not recorded in 2007) |
| 2006 | 13 | 6,094 | ▲ 1,002 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,096 | ▲ 1,831 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | ▼ 284 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | ▼ 3,248 |
| 2002 | 13 | 5,395 | ▼ 719 |
| 2001 | 16 | 4,676 | ▲ 912 |
| 2000 | 12 | 5,588 | ▼ 1,997 |
| 1999 | 21 | 3,591 | ▼ 400 |
| 1998 | 24 | 3,191 | ▼ 127 |
| 1997 | 24 | 3,064 | ▼ 385 |
| 1996 | 28 | 2,679 | ▲ 168 |
| 1995 | 25 | 2,847 | ▼ 291 |
| 1994 | 29 | 2,556 | ▼ 347 |
| 1993 | 35 | 2,209 | ▲ 896 |
| 1992 | 21 | 3,105 | ▼ 878 |
| 1991 | 32 | 2,227 | ▲ 205 |
| 1990 | 28 | 2,432 | ▲ 662 |
| 1989 | 19 | 3,094 | ▲ 1,068 |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | ▲ 1,297 |
| 1987 | 7 | 5,459 | ▼ 606 |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,853 | ▲ 294 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | ▼ 595 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,552 | ▲ 1,686 |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | back (not recorded in 1980–1982) |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | new |
Notable people named Ledarius
- Ledarius Mack is a former American football linebacker who played at Buffalo and is the younger brother of NFL star Khalil Mack.