How Many People Are Named Ludmila?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Ludmila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ludmila peaked in popularity in 1916 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ludmila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ludmila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1916
14 births
Total Registered
282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ludmila
Ludmila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 282 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ludmila as a female name
Ranked #9,942 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (14 births)
Ludmila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ludmila span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 64 babies were registered. While Ludmila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ludmila by Decade
How has Ludmila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ludmila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ludmila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ludmila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ludmila?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Ludmila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Ludmila a common name?
Ludmila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ludmila most popular?
Ludmila reached peak popularity in 1916, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ludmila is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ludmila a female name?
Ludmila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ludmila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ludmila Smith, Ludmila Johnson, Ludmila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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