Ludmila
Ludmila or Ludmilla is a female given name of Slavic origin. It consists of two elements: lud ("people") and mila. Because the initial L is mostly soft (palatalized), it is sometimes also transcribed Lyudmila, Lyudmyla or Ljudmila, and is written as Ľudmila or Ľudmyla in Slovak.
Meaning & Origin of Ludmila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ludmila or Ludmilla is a female given name of Slavic origin. It consists of two elements: lud ("people") and mila. Because the initial L is mostly soft (palatalized), it is sometimes also transcribed Lyudmila, Lyudmyla or Ljudmila, and is written as Ľudmila or Ľudmyla in Slovak.
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The Story of Ludmila
Ludmila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 14 Ludmilas were born — ranking #2,246 that year. As of 2026, Ludmila ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 282 Ludmilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ludmila
Ludmila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 282 births in the dataset. Ludmila's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,246. Use the chart and map above to compare Ludmila'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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