The first name Ludvig
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ludvig at birth, 1880–2025
In 1923, 6 boys born in the United States were named Ludvig, the 4,075th most popular boys’ name that year.
16
babies named Ludvig since 1880
#4,075
rank in 1923
1923
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 Ludvig
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ludvig HolbergDanish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)
- Johan Ludvig RunebergFinland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and , 1804–1877
- Carl Ludvig EngelGerman architect (1778–1840)
- Ludvig LorenzDanish mathematician and physicist (1829-1891)
- Johan Ludvig HeibergDanish philologist and hellenist (1854-1928)
- Ludvig Holstein-HolsteinborgDanish politician (1815-1892)
- Ludvig Holstein-LedreborgDanish politician (1839-1912)
- Ludvig Mylius-ErichsenDanish author, ethnologist, and explorer of Greenland (1872-1907)
- Ludvig SchytteDanish composer (1848–1909)
- Ludvig DamDanish swimmer (1884-1972)
- Niels Ludvig WestergaardDanish orientalist, 1815–1878
- Ludvig PuuseppEstonian medical researcher and physician (1875-1942)
Questions
- When was Ludvig most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Ludvig, its highest rank at 4,075th.