US rank #9558 Girls' name Peak 1916 282 births

Ludmila — #9558 US girls' name

282 babies named Ludmila in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s581920s321950s111960s52000s632010s642020s44
#9558
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Ludmila was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ludmila in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludmila

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Ludmila between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ludmila currently holds the #9558 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludmila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ludmila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludmila 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 282 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.

Ludmila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,558

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ludmila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
46810121416 20242018201320072002192819181904 5

Ludmila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
64 births that decade — 23% of Ludmila's all-time total
1900s51910s581920s321950s111960s52000s632010s642020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludmila?
282 babies have been named Ludmila since 1904. It currently ranks #9558 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Ludmila most popular?
Ludmila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ludmila been used?
Ludmila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ludmila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ludie, Ludivina, Luda, Ludell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1904–2024 (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.