Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Famous fighter
- German
- Famous fighter; Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most famous composers in history. He broke the norm of composing solely for social, religious, or teaching purposes, and earned a new freedom in music composition for others.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ludwig
Pronunciation
l(u)-dwig, lud-wig
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1916 (rank #620, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #3449, 5 births); most recent 2018 (rank #4744, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #283, 150 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2014 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence