Recorded 1996–2022 Boys' name Peak 2015 49 births

Ludovic — boys' name

49 babies named Ludovic in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s282020s11
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ludovic was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ludovic in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludovic

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Ludovic between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ludovic currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludovic performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ludovic shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludovic 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 49 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.

Ludovic at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

49

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ludovic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202220202019201720152014201320091996 5

Ludovic by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 57% of Ludovic's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s282020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludovic?
49 babies have been named Ludovic since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
When was Ludovic most popular?
Ludovic was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Ludovic been used?
Ludovic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ludovic?
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.

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, 1996–2022 (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.