Fun Facts About the Name Laderious
- 12 babies named Laderious: U.S. records list 12 babies given the name Laderious from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laderious Mean?
Laderious is a modern American given name, best understood as an elaborated form of Ladarius, which joins the ornamental prefix La- to the name Darius. The La- element has no meaning of its own; it is a decorative prefix found in many twentieth-century American coinages. The meaning therefore comes through Darius, which derives from the Old Persian Dārayavauš, built from dāraya- ("to hold, to possess") and vauš ("good"), giving the sense "holding fast to what is good" or "possessing goodness." The fuller -ious ending in Laderious is a reshaping of the same stock, giving the name a classical, Latin-looking sound rather than adding a separate root.
Laderious Name History & Origins
Laderious belongs to a group of American names formed with the prefix La-, a pattern that developed in the United States during the twentieth century, particularly in African American communities. Names such as Ladarius, LaShawn, and Latonya attach that prefix to an existing name or word. Ladarius itself is a twentieth-century coinage that places La- before Darius, a name long familiar in English through the ancient Persian kings and through later historical figures.
Laderious is a rarer elaboration of this pattern, replacing the plainer ending of Ladarius with the fuller -ious ending. It has no separate classical or biblical source; its parts are the American prefix and the Persian-derived Darius. Because the name is uncommon and recent, its earliest uses are not well documented, and it is best described as a creative American variant rather than a name with an old, continuous history.
How Popular is the Name Laderious?
Laderious has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1994. Its best rank was #8,347 in 1994.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #10,783 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,347 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Laderious Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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