Boys' name · since 1914
Ludwik
Ludwik has 23 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludwik sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1914.
Ludwik has 23 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1920.
- #27,905 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludwik ranks #27,905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ludwik's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ludwik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ludwik's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ludwik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Ludwik by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 70% of the file).
1910s was Ludwik's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Ludwik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Ludwik's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1920s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ludwik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–1920 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ludwik 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 August 2026.