Ludy
Ludy is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ludy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ludy is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ludy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ludy as a girl name dates back to 1898, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Ludy — #2,282 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Ludys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1988 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 212 Ludys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ludy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 6 births, good for #3,516 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Ludys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1947 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Ludys 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 Ludy
Ludy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Ludy's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Ludy'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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