Girls' name · since 1882
Luda
276 babies named Luda in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 276
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Luda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 276 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luda has been recorded 276 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1935.
- #16,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 276 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luda ranks #16,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 276 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 276
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Luda's 276 recorded births place it above 76.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Luda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luda's SSA record in two at 1910 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1935
- Peak year (1917)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Luda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (79 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Luda's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Luda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s
1890s
43 births
- 1900s
1900s
71 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 79 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Luda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Luda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.