Ludovica
Ludovica or Ludovika or Ludowika is a feminine given name, a counterpart of the masculine names Ludovic or Ludovico and the related Louis or Ludwig. As of 2021, it was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Italy.
Meaning & Origin of Ludovica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ludovica or Ludovika or Ludowika is a feminine given name, a counterpart of the masculine names Ludovic or Ludovico and the related Louis or Ludwig. As of 2021, it was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Italy.
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The Story of Ludovica
Ludovica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Ludovicas were born — ranking #10,287 that year. As of 2026, Ludovica ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 42 Ludovicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Ludovica
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- Ludovica Albertoni (1473-1533), Italian Roman Catholic noblewoman from the Renaissance period and a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis
- Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808-1892), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Karoline of Baden, and the mother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Ludovica Caramis (born 1991), Italian model and showgirl
- Ludovica Cavalli (born 2000), Italian athlete
- Ludovica Francesconi (born 1999), Italian actress
- Maria Ludovica Costa (born 2000), Italian rower for Rowing Club Genovese
- Ludovica Levy (1856-1922), Danish actress, theatre director and theatre critic
- Ludovica Martino (born 1997), Italian actress
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About the name Ludovica
Ludovica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Ludovica's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Ludovica'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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