Ludy
- Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798
- Last seen for boys in 1947 at #3,733
- Given to girls 91.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 6 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 212since 1898
Ludy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
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| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | — | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
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| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | — | |
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| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
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| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
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| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #3,733 | 5 |
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| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
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| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
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| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
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| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
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| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
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| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1898
The first year at least five girls were named Ludy! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ludy is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Ludy in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Ludy
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1904 at #1,659 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1905, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 45,894
- Highest: 1 in 45,894 girls born in 1904 were named Ludy (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 356,171 girls born in 1988 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 36.8% of all girls named Ludy (78) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1917
- Mostly boys until 1916, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,700 (1898) | #1,700 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,659 (1904) | #1,860 |
| 1910s | 57 | #1,935 (1910) | #2,745 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,282 (1921) | #3,649 |
| 1930s | 13 | #3,450 (1938) | #3,749 |
| 1940s | 18 | #3,559 (1941) | #4,303 |
| 1950s | 10 | #5,673 (1953) | #5,880 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 5 | #8,775 (1974) | #8,775 |
| 1980s | 15 | #10,422 (1984) | #10,912 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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