Luddie
The Story of Luddie
As a girl name
Luddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 12 Luddies were born — ranking #2,640 that year. As of 2026, Luddie ranks #5,295 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 201 Luddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Luddie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1939, when 7 Luddies were born — ranking #2,829 that year. As of 2026, Luddie ranks #2,829 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Luddies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Luddie
Luddie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 201 births in the dataset. Luddie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,640. Use the chart and map above to compare Luddie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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