US rank #2671 Boys' name Peak 1969 4,252 births

Luigi — #2671 US boys' name

4,252 babies named Luigi in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2671
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Luigi was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

80 babies were named Luigi in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luigi

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,252 babies named Luigi between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luigi currently holds the #2671 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luigi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 569 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Luigi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Luigi in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luigi 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 4,252 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.

Luigi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,252

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

1969

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,671

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luigi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
80
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Luigi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
569 births that decade — 13% of Luigi's all-time total
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Luigi by state

Where Luigi concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luigi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,184 27.8%
#2 California
351 8.3%
#3 New Jersey
205 4.8%
#4 Massachusetts
159 3.7%
#5 Florida
119 2.8%
#6 Rhode Island
99 2.3%
#7 Illinois
63 1.5%
#8 Connecticut
61 1.4%
New York share of Luigi's total US births 27.8%
Even split

1,184 of 4,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Luigi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luigi?
4,252 babies have been named Luigi since 1900. It currently ranks #2671 among boys. The peak year was 1969 with 80 births.
When was Luigi most popular?
Luigi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 569 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Luigi most popular?
The top states for the name Luigi are New York (1,184 births), California (351 births), New Jersey (205 births).
How long has the name Luigi been used?
Luigi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luigi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luis, Luiz, Luisangel, Luisenrique, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.