Ludwig — #7733 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ludwig

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,684 babies named Ludwig between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ludwig currently holds the #7733 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludwig performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 555 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ludwig shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 400 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Ludwig in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludwig 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 2,684 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.