Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Ludwig

LOOD-vig · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Famous warrior (Louis)
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8064
2024 births10
Peak year1916
First appeared1880
Total US births2,684
1916 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lud
Alternate spellings
LudvigLudwik
In other languages
Ludwig (German)Ludvig (Swedish)Ludwik (Polish)Louis (French)Luigi (Italian)

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Notable people named Ludwig

Ludwig van Beethoven
King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig Wittgenstein