Ludwig
How to say it: LOOD-vig · /ˈluːdvɪɡ/
From Old High German 'hlut' fame + 'wig' battle - famous warrior - borne by kings and Beethoven.
Ludwig was the 6,060th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1890s, its births are down about 6% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #5,833 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #6,060 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 276,278 |
| Peak decade | 1890s |
| Change over 10 years | −6% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #5,833 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,664 among boys’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ludwig peaked in the 1890s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Lud
- Lutz
Honouring a Ludwig in the family
- Lutzpet form
- Loïcequivalent
- Lewisequivalent
- Luisequivalent
- Louisequivalent
- Luigiequivalent
- Ludovicoequivalent
- Ludovicequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ludwig is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German.
In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Ludwig
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)German composer
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)Austrian philosopher and logician
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804–1872)German philosopher and anthropologist
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