Girls' name · since 1902
Ludella
118 babies named Ludella in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
118 girls have been named Ludella since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludella has been recorded 118 times among girls since 1902, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1944.
- #25,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludella ranks #25,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ludella's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ludella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ludella splits its recorded history at 1923: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ludella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1944
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ludella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Ludella's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ludella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Ludella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- 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 Ludella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1902–1944 (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 Ludella 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.