Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2018
Ludo
Ludo has 26 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
26 boys have been named Ludo since 2018, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ludo has 26 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2022.
- 26 total births
- 2018–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Ludo since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 26
- total births
- 2018–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Ludo was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ludo in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Ludo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ludo's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ludo at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Ludo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2022
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Ludo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ludo's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Ludo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ludo? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 26 babies named Ludo. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 8 births.
When was Ludo most popular? ▼
Ludo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Ludo been used? ▼
Records for Ludo go back to 2018, giving 5 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Ludo? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Ludo
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2018–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ludo: Baby Name Since 2018 - 26 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ludo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ludo 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 July 2026.