Ludwig is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Ludwig is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,044 for boy births in the United States (and #14,782 across all names), given to 12 babies. Ludwig was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (88 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #7,044 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #8,100 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,657 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,722 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,545 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,228 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,430 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,628 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,365 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,560 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #10,311 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,869 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,911 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,515 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,495 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,075 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,995 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,457 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,254 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,456 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,940 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,027 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,645 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,185 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,382 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,840 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,400 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,462 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,157 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,602 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,945 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,343 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,731 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,995 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #3,458 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,626 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,412 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,164 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,337 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,545 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,840 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,957 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,961 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,674 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,042 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #4,036 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,888 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,192 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,730 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,268 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,212 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,709 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,477 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #2,078 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #2,709 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,566 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #1,968 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #2,372 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #1,681 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #2,325 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #2,199 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #3,237 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #2,168 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #1,993 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #1,773 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #2,140 |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #1,826 |
| 1954 | 16 | — | #2,016 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #1,570 |
| 1952 | 18 | — | #1,836 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | #1,881 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #2,162 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #1,737 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #2,395 |
| 1947 | 27 | — | #1,438 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | #1,585 |
| 1945 | 20 | — | #1,518 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | #1,661 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | #1,745 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | #1,615 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #1,622 |
| 1940 | 25 | — | #1,352 |
| 1939 | 28 | — | #1,259 |
| 1938 | 38 | — | #1,057 |
| 1937 | 38 | — | #1,047 |
| 1936 | 38 | — | #1,040 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,071 |
| 1934 | 33 | — | #1,163 |
| 1933 | 44 | — | #957 |
| 1932 | 39 | — | #1,084 |
| 1931 | 49 | — | #932 |
| 1930 | 37 | — | #1,166 |
| 1929 | 46 | — | #1,002 |
| 1928 | 41 | — | #1,108 |
| 1927 | 60 | — | #878 |
| 1926 | 50 | — | #973 |
| 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 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | #666 |