Unisex name · since 1880
Ludie
2,687 babies named Ludie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,687
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,687 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ludie recorded 2,687 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1964.
- #3,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,687 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludie ranks #3,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,687 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,687
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludie's 2,687 recorded births place it above 94.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Ludie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ludie splits its recorded history at 1920: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ludie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1964
- Peak year (1916)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Ludie popularity over time - boys
270 total births recorded since 1892 (Ludie as boys' name)
Ludie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (585 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Ludie's strongest decade.
585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ludie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 209
1880s
209 births
- 1890s
1890s
344 births
- 1900s
1900s
450 births
- 1910s
1910s
585 births
- 1920s
1920s
554 births
- 1930s
1930s
278 births
- 1940s 180
1940s
180 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 585 births (22% of all-time use).
How Ludie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ludie's total volume
Ludie by state
Where Ludie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 272 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 175 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 135 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 123 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 59 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 25 | 0.9% |
272 of 2,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ludie's data
- Ludie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (585 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Ludies (272 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Ludie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1880–1964 (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 Ludie 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.