Given name
Ludovica
“devotee of the Lord”·“a famous warrior”
Ludovica is a feminine form of Ludovic. One Latin interpretation is “devotee of the Lord.” Ludovica is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ludovica is a feminine form of Ludovic. One Latin interpretation is “devotee of the Lord.” Ludovica is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ludovica is a feminine form of Ludovic. An origin associated with Ludovic is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Ludovica is a feminine form of Ludovic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ludovica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ludovica’s family of names
Ludovica is a feminine form of Ludovic. Ludovica has a related form in Louise. In Italian usage, Ludovica has a related form in LODOVICA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ludovica
- Ludovica ModugnoItalian actress1949–2021
- Ludovica CavalliItalian middle-distance runnerborn 2000
- Ludovica AlbertoniItalian Franciscan tertiary and blessed1474–1533
- Ludovica MartinoItalian actressborn 1997
- Ludovica RampoldiItalian writerborn 1979
- Ludovica FrancesconiItalian actress (born 1999)
- Ludovica NastiItalian actressborn 2006
- Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-BitschHeiress of Zweibrücken-Bitsch and spouse of Count Philip V of Hanau-Lichtenberg1540–1569
- Ludovica TorelliCount of Guastalla (1500-1569)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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