Girls' name · since 1907
Ludmilla
Ludmilla has 242 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1907
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludmilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 242 have been recorded since 1907.
Ludmilla has 242 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2005.
- #17,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1907
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludmilla ranks #17,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1907, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1907
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludmilla's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Ludmilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ludmilla splits its recorded history at 1922: 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 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ludmilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2005
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ludmilla by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (103 births, 43% of the file).
1910s was Ludmilla's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ludmilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 103 births (43% of all-time use).
Ludmilla by state
Where Ludmilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 242 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ludmilla's data
- Ludmilla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ludmillas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ludmilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1907–2005 (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 Ludmilla 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.