Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ludwig

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ludwig
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

88.6%

2024

All-time

2,684

Ludwig is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 88 boys were named Ludwig.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,684 Americans have been named Ludwig and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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