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The first name Ludmila

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Ludmila last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 4 girls.

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4
babies named Ludmila, 1996–2025
#4,739
rank in 2013
2013
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ludmila with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ludmila at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Ludmila, the 14,235th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 14 were.

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288
babies named Ludmila since 1880
#14,235
rank in 2025
1916
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Ludmila

15 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Saint Ludmila of Bohemia
    Duchess of Bohemia, 860–921
  • Ľudmila Podjavorinská
    Czechoslovak poet, writer and children books writer, 1872–1951
  • Ludmila Formanová
    Czech runner, born 1974
  • Ludmila da Silva
    Brazilian footballer, born 1994
  • Ludmila Javorová
    Czech Roman Catholic theologian and religious teacher, 1932–2026
  • Ludmila Mikaël
    French actress, born 1947
  • Ludmila Manicler
    Argentine footballer, born 1987
  • Ludmila Brožová-Polednová
    Czech lawyer and public prosecutor (1921–2015)
  • Ludmila Dayer
    Brazilian actress, born 1983
  • Ludmila Ferber
    Brazilian singer-songwriter, 1965–2022
  • Ludmila Dvořáková
    Czech opera singer (1923-2015)
  • Ludmila Richterová
    Czech tennis player, born 1977

Questions

How popular is the name Ludmila?
In 2013, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Ludmila, ranking 4,739th.
Is Ludmila a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 288 US babies named Ludmila since 1880 were girls.
When was Ludmila most popular?
1916 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Ludmila, its highest rank at 2,323rd.