Ludwig
About Ludwig
As heavy as a marble bust of Beethoven.
Pronounced LOOD-wig.
As of October 2026, Ludwig ranked #7044 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #493 in 1893.
Editor's take: The name Ludwig is a boy's name of German origin meaning "famous warrior".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Ludwig on lists
Famous Ludwigs
- Ludwig I
King of Bavaria
- Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm)
King of Bavaria
- Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian,British philosopher
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
German,American architect
- Ludwig von Mises
Austrian,American philosopher
- Ludwig Knorr
German chemist
- Ludwig Quidde
German pacifist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Ludwig Feuerbach
German philosopher
- Heinz Ludwig Ansbacher
German/American psychologist
- Alexander Ludwig
Canadian actor
- Nikolaus Ludwig
Imperial Count von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, early leader of the Moravian Church
- Ludwig (born 1995)
YouTube and Twitch streamer, full name Ludwig Anders Ahgren
Ludwig in pop culture
- Ludwig
the personification of Germany in the manga/anime "Axis Powers: Hetalia"
- Ludwig von Drake
duck professor in Disney cartoons