Given name & surname
Ledel
“from the open valley”·“one who is queenly”
Ledel is a variant of Lydell. One English interpretation is “from the open valley.” Ledel is a variant of Ledell. One Greek interpretation is “one who is queenly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ledel is a variant of Lydell. One English interpretation is “from the open valley.” Ledel is a variant of Ledell. One Greek interpretation is “one who is queenly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ledel is a variant of Lydell. An origin associated with Lydell is English. Ledel is a variant of Ledell. An origin associated with Ledell is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ledel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ledel’s family of names
Ledel has a related form in Lydell. Ledel has a related form in Ledell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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