girl's name
Lady
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,281
Lady is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lady over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 |
| 1890s | 86 |
| 1900s | 152 |
| 1910s | 221 |
| 1920s | 248 |
| 1930s | 173 |
| 1940s | 118 |
| 1950s | 96 |
| 1960s | 98 |
| 1970s | 102 |
| 1980s | 92 |
| 1990s | 132 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s | 235 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Lady?
In 2025, Lady was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lady is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lady
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lady also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lady over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lady
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lady — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lady
How popular is the name Lady?
In 2025, Lady was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lady a girl's or a boy's name?
Lady is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lady?
Lady has 2 syllables.
When was Lady most popular?
Lady peaked in 2016, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lady a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lady currently ranks #4,144 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.