Boy nameCurrently #8,064 in the USSteady

Ludwig

//ˈlədwɪɡ//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19166 lettersStarts with L

Meaning & origin

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Ludwig's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Ludwig, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Ludwig
18809
18826
18836
18849
18858
188611
18875
18886
18897
189010
18917
189212
189315
18946
189515
189612
189716
18985
189910
190010
19015
190213
190313
19045
190515
19069
19076
190820
19099
191016
191123
191234
191349
191458
191575
191688
191778
191867
191967
192061
192154
192266
192353
192454
192539
192650
192760
192841
192946
193037
193149
193239
193344
193433
193537
193638
193738
193838
193928
194025
194119
194220
194318
194418
194520
194621
194727
194811
194919
195013
195117
195218
195324
195416
195519
195615
195721
195817
195915
19608
196115
196213
196323
196413
196517
196611
196710
196816
19698
19708
19717
197210
19749
19756
19769
19779
19789
19798
19806
19816
198211
198312
19847
19855
19866
19876
198815
19898
19906
199110
19929
19938
19949
19956
199611
19976
19987
19997
20009
20015
20027
20049
200510
20068
20077
20086
200910
20105
20119
201210
201312
20147
201513
20168
20176
201811
20208
202113
20229
20239
202410

Ludwig through the decades

  • Ludwig peaked in 1916, when 88 babies were named Ludwig in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2014–2024), use of Ludwig has risen 9% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Ludwig currently ranks #8,064 in the US and is holding steady.

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