Ludwig is a boy's name of German origin meaning “to hear and battle, strife.” In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Ludwig belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “to hear and battle, strife” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ludwig first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #493 in 1893, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 2,684 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ludwig means “to hear and battle, strife” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ludwig is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Ludwig comes from the German tradition.
Ludwig first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #493 in 1893, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ludwig is pronounced /ˈludvɪɡ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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