girl's name

Ludy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 238

Ludy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1988 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1898.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ludy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1988, not a full ten years.

83
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '70 '80
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Births named Ludy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1900s 11
1910s 68
1920s 83
1930s 13
1940s 23
1950s 10
1970s 5
1980s (to 1988) 15

How popular is Ludy?

In 1988, Ludy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ludy is used

France #3,945 5 in 2000
United States #12,276 5 in 1988

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ludy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ludy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ludy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ludy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ludy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ludy

How popular is the name Ludy?

In 1988, Ludy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ludy a girl's or a boy's name?

Ludy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ludy?

Ludy has 2 syllables.

When was Ludy most popular?

Ludy peaked in 1921, when 21 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.