Ludmilla
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.
- Russian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Ludmilla
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Bulgarian
The Story of Ludmilla
The earliest SSA record of Ludmilla as a baby girl name dates back to 1907, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Ludmilla — #2,291 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Ludmillas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 242 Ludmillas 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 Ludmilla
Ludmilla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Ludmilla's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Ludmilla'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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