# Ludwig (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ludwig/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈludvɪɡ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,696 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,696 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 20, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Ludwig, which see for more information. Doublet of Louis etc.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 13,495 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8,515 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7,911 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,869 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10,311 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,560 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9,365 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,628 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,430 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9,228 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6,545 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,722 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,657 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8,100 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7,044 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |

## People named Ludwig

- Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (1770-1827)
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
- Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)
- Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (1886–1969)
- Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist (1881–1973)
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (1881–1954)
- Karl Ludwig Harding, German astronomer (1765-1834)
- Ludwig Beck, German general (1880–1944)
- Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Catholic cardinal from Germany
- Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Austrian archduke (1833–1896)
- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.