Ludwig Name Popularity

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How popular is Ludwig?

Ranking 7,377th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ludwig is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Ludwig has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #493 was reached in 1893.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1916 with 88 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ludwig was less than 5, most recently in 2003.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ludwig occurred roughly during the years 1909-1916, 1950-1953, and 1960-1963, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1936-1941, and 1963-1967.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Ludwig be?

For a number of years, the name Ludwig has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ludwig for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Ludwig is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Ludwig (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	7,377
2017		6	11,607
2016		8	9,348
2015		13	6,544
2014		7	10,290
2013		12	6,856
2012		10	7,901
2011		9	8,504
2010		5	13,488
2009		10	8,064
2008		6	11,982
2007		7	10,451
2006		8	9,246
2005		10	7,451
2004		9	7,936
2003		< 5	--
2002		7	9,026
2001		5	11,639
2000		9	7,182
1999		7	8,380
1998		7	8,115
1997		6	8,838
1996		11	5,398
1995		6	8,458
1994		9	6,156
1993		8	6,598
1992		9	5,943
1991		10	5,342
1990		6	7,727
1989		8	5,993
1988		15	3,457
1987		6	6,624
1986		6	6,408
1985		5	7,161
1984		7	5,332
1983		12	3,543
1982		11	3,837
1981		6	5,955
1980		6	5,961
1979		8	4,670
1978		9	4,039
1977		9	4,036
1976		9	3,886
1975		6	5,196
1974		9	3,727
1973		< 5	--
1972		10	3,265
1971		7	4,212
1970		8	3,708
1969		8	3,478
1968		16	2,078
1967		10	2,709
1966		11	2,565
1965		17	1,965
1964		14	2,271
1963		23	1,684
1962		12	2,454
1961		14	2,292
1960		8	3,240
1959		15	2,164
1958		17	1,994
1957		21	1,774
1956		15	2,140
1955		19	1,822
1954		16	2,011
1953		24	1,571
1952		18	1,838
1951		17	1,881
1950		13	2,162
1949		19	1,736
1948		11	2,397
1947		27	1,439
1946		21	1,585
1945		20	1,518
1944		18	1,661
1943		18	1,744
1942		20	1,616
1941		19	1,620
1940		25	1,352
1939		28	1,260
1938		38	1,057
1937		38	1,048
1936		38	1,040
1935		37	1,072
1934		33	1,163
1933		44	956
1932		39	1,084
1931		49	932
1930		37	1,165
1929		46	1,002
1928		41	1,108
1927		60	879
1926		50	974
1925		39	1,137
1924		54	958
1923		53	946
1922		66	848
1921		54	957
1920		61	884
1919		67	795
1918		67	800
1917		78	685
1916		88	625
1915		75	674
1914		58	671
1913		49	640
1912		34	745
1911		23	659
1910		16	771
1909		9	1,056
1908		20	572
1907		6	1,283
1906		9	892
1905		15	627
1904		5	1,326
1903		13	641
1902		13	638
1901		5	1,152
1900		10	882
1899		10	689
1898		5	1,238
1897		16	508
1896		12	659
1895		15	545
1894		6	1,031
1893		15	493
1892		12	624
1891		7	813
1890		10	651
1889		7	854
1888		6	1,003
1887		5	1,005
1886		11	590
1885		8	740
1884		9	684
1883		6	851
1882		6	908
1881		< 5	--
1880		9	666

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.