Girls' name · since 1909
Ludell
247 babies named Ludell in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ludell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 247 have been recorded since 1909.
Ludell has 247 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1959.
- #17,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludell ranks #17,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ludell's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ludell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ludell splits its recorded history at 1926: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ludell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1959
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ludell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (99 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Ludell's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ludell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 99 births (40% of all-time use).
Ludell by state
Where Ludell concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
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What to do with Ludell's data
- Ludell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ludells (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Ludell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1909–1959 (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 Ludell 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.