Given name & surname
Ludvik
Ludvik is used as a given name and a surname. Ludvik is connected with Ludwig.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ludvik is a form of Ludwig. An origin associated with Ludwig is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Ludvik is used as a form of Ludwig.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ludvik is a form of Ludwig. The history of Ludwig gives this family its wider story. Ludwig has historical associations with royal or imperial families. Ludvik is a variant of Louis. The history of Louis gives this family its wider story. Louis has a history of use among French royal or aristocratic families.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ludvik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 6 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 boys is 6 in 1914. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 334 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ludvik’s family of names
Ludvik shares a linguistic root with Ludwig. Ludvik has a related form in Louis. In Czech usage, Ludvik has a conventional equivalent in the French form Louis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ludvik has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ludvik
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