Boys' name · since 1900
Luigi
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 4,305 babies named Luigi, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,544 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,305
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Luigi currently ranks #2544 among boys' names in America, with 4,305 babies recorded since 1900.
Luigi has 4,305 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2544 as of the latest data, more common than 82% 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 1900 to 2025.
- #1,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,544 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,305 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luigi ranks #1,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,544 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,305 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,544 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,305
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Luigi's 4,305 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Luigi compares
4,305 Top 14% higher than 86% of 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
Luigi's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luigi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Luigi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Luigi's full recorded timeline at 1966, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Luigi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Luigi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (569 births, 13% of the file).
2000s was Luigi's strongest decade.
569 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Luigi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
255 births
- 1920s
1920s
325 births
- 1930s 123
1930s
123 births
- 1940s 81
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 160
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
513 births
- 1970s
1970s
564 births
- 1980s
1980s
514 births
- 1990s
1990s
518 births
- 2000s
2000s
569 births
- 2010s
2010s
404 births
- 2020s
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 569 births (13% of all-time use).
How Luigi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Luigi's total volume
Luigi by state
Where Luigi concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,190 | 27.6% |
| #2 | California | | 358 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 210 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 159 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 127 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Rhode Island | | 99 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 63 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 61 | 1.4% |
1,190 of 4,305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Luigi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Luigi's data
- Luigi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (569 total births) through the 2020s (249) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Luigis (1,190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Luigi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Luigi 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.