Recorded 1920–1929 Boys' name Peak 1928 21 births

Ludlow — boys' name

21 babies named Ludlow in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s21
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ludlow was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ludlow in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludlow

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Ludlow between 1920 and 1929, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ludlow currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludlow performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludlow in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ludlow at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

21

Since 1920

10 years of records

Peak year

1928

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1920

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1929

Ludlow popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1920

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1929192819231920 5

Ludlow by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 100% of Ludlow's all-time total
1920s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludlow?
21 babies have been named Ludlow since 1920. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1928 with 6 births.
When was Ludlow most popular?
Ludlow was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Ludlow been used?
Ludlow has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 10 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Ludlow?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ludwig, Ludie, Ludwin, Ludger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.