Recorded 1914–1920 Boys' name Peak 1920 23 births

Ludwik — boys' name

23 babies named Ludwik in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s7
1910s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Ludwik was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ludwik in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ludwik

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Ludwik between 1914 and 1920, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ludwik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ludwik performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ludwik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ludwik 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 23 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.

Ludwik at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

23

Since 1914

7 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1914

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1920

Ludwik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1914

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1920191919171914 5

Ludwik by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 70% of Ludwik's all-time total
1910s161920s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ludwik?
23 babies have been named Ludwik since 1914. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Ludwik most popular?
Ludwik was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Ludwik been used?
Ludwik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 7 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Ludwik?
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, 1914–1920 (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.