Recorded 1915–1938 Girls' name Peak 1915 31 births

Ludora — girls' name

31 babies named Ludora in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s71930s10
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ludora was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ludora in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludora

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Ludora between 1915 and 1938, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ludora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludora performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ludora shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludora 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 31 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.

Ludora at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

31

Since 1915

24 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1915

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1938

Ludora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1915

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19381935192819191915 7

Ludora by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
14 births that decade — 45% of Ludora's all-time total
1910s141920s71930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludora?
31 babies have been named Ludora since 1915. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Ludora most popular?
Ludora was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Ludora been used?
Ludora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 24 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Ludora?
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, 1915–1938 (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.