Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ludie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ludie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,957
- 270 boys · 2,687 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 445 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.
Ludie’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ludie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lessie
6% boys · 94% girls
Libbie
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Sudie
“a successful or lucky man”
>99% girls
Lura
>99% girls
Laurine
“laurel”
>99% girls
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
>99% girls
Madie
>99% girls
Glennie
“from the secluded narrow valley” · “from the valley between the hills”
13% boys · 87% girls