Ledger
Top 1000
About Ledger
Ledger, another surname-turned-first name, carries associations of the great and late Australian actor Heath Ledger. It appeared on the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2017, perhaps bolstered by the potential of Lej and Edge as nicknames, and its similarity to Legend.
An English surname, it derives from the Germanic Ludger, meaning "people's spear", though it could be considered a word name, associated with a book to keep (often financial) records in.
Ledger is also the main character in Ingrid Law's novel Scumble.
Pronounced LED-jer.
As of October 2026, Ledger ranked #554 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #502 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #448.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,080 | 179 | 93.2 |
| 2015 | #1,171 | 159 | 83 |
| 2016 | #1,181 | 161 | 84.8 |
| 2017 | #975 | 212 | 114.5 |
| 2018 | #833 | 267 | 147 |
| 2019 | #833 | 271 | 151 |
| 2020 | #631 | 425 | 246.2 |
| 2021 | #575 | 486 | 277.8 |
| 2022 | #594 | 478 | 273.8 |
| 2023 | #560 | 518 | 302.8 |
| 2024 | #502 | 606 | 351.7 |
| 2025 | #554 | 541 | 316.7 |
World rankings
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Ledger on lists
Famous Ledgers
- Ledger Nelson (b. 2019)
from Not Enough Nelsons
Ledger in pop culture
- Ledger
character in Sally Green's "Half Lost"