Ludwig
Ludwig was the 7044th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 484 places. More babies were named Ludwig in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,044 boys, up 2,184 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191688 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,696babies recorded
Ludwig popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,044 | 12 |
| 2020 | #9,228 | 8 |
| 2010 | #13,495 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,185 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,731 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,961 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,709 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,237 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,162 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,352 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,166 | 37 |
| 1920 | #884 | 61 |
| 1910 | #771 | 16 |
| 1900 | #882 | 10 |
| 1890 | #651 | 10 |
| 1880 | #666 | 9 |
How popular is Ludwig, counting every spelling?
Ludwig has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ludwig?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ludwig (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ludwig born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ludwig.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ludwig?
About 800 people born in the US named Ludwig are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 24 and 71. That makes Ludwig mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
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Questions about the name Ludwig
How popular is the name Ludwig?
Ludwig was the 7044th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 484 places. More babies were named Ludwig in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Ludwig a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ludwig in the US.