Ladd as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ladd

What is the meaning of the name Ladd ?

The baby name Ladd is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /læd/ (like 'lad', rhymes with 'had').

Ladd is English in Origin.

Ladd is an English surname turned given name, rooted in Middle English ladde, a common word for “boy,” “youth,” or “attendant,” especially in northern English and Scots speech (cf. laddie). As a byname it appears in medieval records and later stabilized as a family name; in the United States it began crossing into first-name use by the late 19th century, carried by the broader fashion for brisk, occupational or nickname-style surnames.

As a given name, Ladd remains uncommon but familiar, buoyed in mid‑20th‑century America by film star Alan Ladd; the continued presence of the surname in pop culture (e.g., Cheryl Ladd) kept it recognizable. Meaning “young man” or “attendant,” it reads as a crisp, approachable choice with a Western tinge. Variants and related forms include Lad (simplified) and Laddie/Laddy (Scottish-influenced diminutives); spelling is typically Ladd, with no established feminine form.