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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ludie

Ludie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 395th; the most babies were born in 1916 (82). More babies were named Ludie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191682 babies
Total since 1880
2,957babies recorded

Ludie popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 270 since 1892.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#3,8389
1940#1,77321
1930#1,15042
1920#87669
1910#68839
1900#48449
1890#40340
1880#44315

How popular is Ludie, counting every spelling?

Ludie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ludie?

About 200 people born in the US named Ludie are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 75 and 87. That makes Ludie a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ludie by state

How common Ludie was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (8.4×), Mississippi (6.3×), Georgia (3.3×), Tennessee (3.1×), Texas (3.0×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTN0.21North Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNC0.15South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesMS0.42Alabama: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesAL0.55Georgia: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesGA0.22Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesTX0.20Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ludie, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ludie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ludie, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ludie

How popular is the name Ludie?

Ludie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 395th; the most babies were born in 1916 (82). More babies were named Ludie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Ludie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,687 girls and 270 boys.

Where was Ludie most popular?

In 1914–1918, Ludie was most common in Alabama (0.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.