Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ludwig

#2,612 most common boys' name of all time · #6,293 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,612
Rank overall
#6,293 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
2,696
Since 2016
86
Peak year
1916 #623
Best rank
#500 1893
Girls Boys peak 88/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ludwig is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,818
2024 — 10 10 #7,773
2023 — 9 9 #8,265
2022 — 9 9 #8,313
2021 — 13 13 #6,339
2020 — 8 8 #8,747
2018 — 11 11 #7,148
2017 — 6 6 #10,800
2016 — 8 8 #8,824
2015 — 13 13 #6,330
2014 — 7 7 #9,660
2013 — 12 12 #6,610
2012 — 10 10 #7,570
2011 — 9 9 #8,098
2010 — 5 5 #12,258
2009 — 10 10 #7,702
2008 — 6 6 #11,057
2007 — 7 7 #9,810
2006 — 8 8 #8,749
2005 — 10 10 #7,114
2004 — 9 9 #7,555
2002 — 7 7 #8,475
2001 — 5 5 #10,573
2000 — 9 9 #6,858
1999 — 7 7 #7,896
1998 — 7 7 #7,581
1997 — 6 6 #8,132
1996 — 11 11 #5,198
1995 — 6 6 #7,816
1994 — 9 9 #5,884
1993 — 8 8 #6,245
1992 — 9 9 #5,671
1991 — 10 10 #5,112
1990 — 6 6 #7,202
1989 — 8 8 #5,635
1988 — 15 15 #3,367
1987 — 6 6 #6,115
1986 — 6 6 #5,951
1985 — 5 5 #6,567
1984 — 7 7 #4,997
1983 — 12 12 #3,423
1982 — 11 11 #3,705
1981 — 6 6 #5,499
1980 — 6 6 #5,557
1979 — 8 8 #4,421
1978 — 9 9 #3,872
1977 — 9 9 #3,848
1976 — 9 9 #3,740
1975 — 6 6 #4,828
1974 — 9 9 #3,576
1972 — 10 10 #3,165
1971 — 7 7 #3,987
1970 — 8 8 #3,538
1969 — 8 8 #3,332
1968 — 16 16 #2,039
1967 — 10 10 #2,619
1966 — 11 11 #2,481
1965 — 17 17 #1,929
1964 — 13 13 #2,318
1963 — 23 23 #1,662
1962 — 13 13 #2,286
1961 — 15 15 #2,157
1960 — 8 8 #3,093
1959 — 15 15 #2,120
1958 — 17 17 #1,964
1957 — 21 21 #1,756
1956 — 15 15 #2,100
1955 — 19 19 #1,796
1954 — 16 16 #1,965
1953 — 24 24 #1,559
1952 — 18 18 #1,814
1951 — 17 17 #1,846
1950 — 13 13 #2,121
1949 — 19 19 #1,713
1948 — 11 11 #2,339
1947 — 27 27 #1,428
1946 — 21 21 #1,563
1945 — 20 20 #1,503
1944 — 18 18 #1,636
1943 — 18 18 #1,708
1942 — 20 20 #1,593
1941 — 19 19 #1,593
1940 — 25 25 #1,343
1939 — 28 28 #1,244
1938 — 38 38 #1,046
1937 — 38 38 #1,041
1936 — 38 38 #1,034
1935 — 37 37 #1,062
1934 — 33 33 #1,151
1933 — 44 44 #950
1932 — 39 39 #1,078
1931 — 49 49 #929
1930 — 37 37 #1,156
1929 — 46 46 #999
1928 — 41 41 #1,099
1927 — 60 60 #876
1926 — 50 50 #965
1925 — 39 39 #1,123
1924 — 54 54 #955
1923 — 53 53 #944
1922 — 66 66 #843
1921 — 54 54 #954
1920 — 61 61 #880
1919 — 67 67 #793
1918 — 67 67 #799
1917 — 78 78 #682
1916 — 88 88 #623
1915 — 75 75 #673
1914 — 58 58 #671
1913 — 49 49 #637
1912 — 34 34 #742
1911 — 23 23 #652
1910 — 16 16 #767
1909 — 9 9 #1,034
1908 — 20 20 #577
1907 — 6 6 #1,229
1906 — 9 9 #875
1905 — 15 15 #628
1904 — 5 5 #1,244
1903 — 13 13 #642
1902 — 13 13 #637
1901 — 5 5 #1,093
1900 — 10 10 #856
1899 — 10 10 #684
1898 — 5 5 #1,153
1897 — 16 16 #505
1896 — 12 12 #658
1895 — 15 15 #550
1894 — 6 6 #996
1893 — 15 15 #500
1892 — 12 12 #625
1891 — 7 7 #790
1890 — 10 10 #645
1889 — 7 7 #820
1888 — 6 6 #938
1887 — 5 5 #956
1886 — 11 11 #596
1885 — 8 8 #728
1884 — 9 9 #683
1883 — 6 6 #825
1882 — 6 6 #859
1880 — 9 9 #669