Recorded 1907–2005 Girls' name Peak 1922 242 births

Ludmilla — girls' name

242 babies named Ludmilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s1031920s951930s101950s122000s12
1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ludmilla was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ludmilla in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludmilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Ludmilla between 1907 and 2005, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ludmilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludmilla performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ludmilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ludmilla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludmilla 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 242 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.

Ludmilla at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

242

Since 1907

99 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1907

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2005

Ludmilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1907

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
05101520 20051935192719231919191519111907 5

Ludmilla by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
103 births that decade — 43% of Ludmilla's all-time total
1900s101910s1031920s951930s101950s122000s12

Ludmilla by state

Where Ludmilla concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ludmilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 2.5%
Pennsylvania share of Ludmilla's total US births 2.5%

6 of 242 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludmilla?
242 babies have been named Ludmilla since 1907. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Ludmilla most popular?
Ludmilla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Ludmilla most popular?
The top states for the name Ludmilla are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Ludmilla been used?
Ludmilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 99 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ludmilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ludie, Ludivina, Ludmila, Luda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1907–2005 (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.