Boys' name · since 1984
Ludwin
Ludwin has 196 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
196 babies have been named Ludwin since 1984, making it today's #8460 boys' name.
Ludwin has 196 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8460 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #13,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,460 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 196 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ludwin ranks #13,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,460 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 196 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ludwin's 196 recorded births place it above 71.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ludwin compares
196 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ludwin's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ludwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 196 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ludwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ludwin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ludwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Ludwin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (75 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Ludwin's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ludwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (38% of all-time use).
Ludwin by state
Where Ludwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 8.7% |
17 of 196 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ludwin's data
- Ludwin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ludwins (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Ludwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Ludwin 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.