Ludwin
Of Old German origin, meaning "famous warrior" or "renowned fighter".
Name Census estimates that about 184 living Americans carry the first name Ludwin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ludwin today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ludwin births was 2008 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ludwin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
184
~ 1 in 1,862,795 Americans
Peak year
2008
12 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,769
Tracked since 1984
Census
Ludwin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 543 people with the first name Ludwin, which placed it at #19,460 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,460
National first-name rank
People counted
543
543 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ludwin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ludwin is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ludwin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ludwin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.0% · 516
- White2.8% · 15
- Black or African American0.6% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
- Two or more races0.6% · 3
Popularity
Ludwin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ludwin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 75 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Ludwin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ludwin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ludwin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ludwins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ludwin
The name Ludwin is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old German words "lud" meaning "people" and "win" meaning "friend". It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, primarily in the regions of present-day Germany and the Netherlands. Ludwin was a popular name among the nobility and aristocracy of these areas during the 12th and 13th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Ludwin can be found in the Annals of Quedlinburg, a medieval chronicle written in the late 11th century. The text mentions a Ludwin von Halberstadt, a nobleman from the city of Halberstadt in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Ludwin. In the 12th century, Ludwin of Münster was a prominent German churchman who served as the Prince-Bishop of Münster from 1169 to 1173. Another individual named Ludwin von Reveningen lived in the 13th century and was a German knight and crusader who participated in the Sixth Crusade.
In the 15th century, Ludwin van Velthem was a Flemish poet and author who wrote the influential work "The Spieghel Historiael", a historical chronicle in Middle Dutch. He was born around 1370 in Velthem, near Leuven, and his work remains an important source for the study of medieval Brabantine literature.
During the 16th century, Ludwin Bär (1486-1555) was a German scholar and humanist. He studied at the University of Wittenberg and became a close associate of Martin Luther, contributing to the early stages of the Protestant Reformation. Bär was also a prolific writer and published several works on theology and philosophy.
In the 19th century, Ludwin Tschapke (1829-1899) was a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes. He studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin and his works were widely exhibited during his lifetime, capturing the everyday life and rural landscapes of Germany.
People
Ludwin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ludwin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ludwin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ludwin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 184 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ludwin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,862,795 US residents.
Is Ludwin a common name?
We classify Ludwin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 187 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ludwin most popular?
The single biggest year for Ludwin was 2008, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ludwin is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ludwin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 543 people with the name Ludwin, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,460 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ludwin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ludwin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ludwin appears almost entirely male. Of the 537 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ludwin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ludwin is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ludwin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ludwin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.0% (516 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ludwin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ludwin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ludwin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ludwin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ludwin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ludwin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Ludwin as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Ludwin, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.