Given name & surname
Luda
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Luda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luda is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 276
- 0 boys · 276 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1935. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 461 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Luda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Eda
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Lucile
“one who is illuminated”
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Alida
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Lula
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Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls