Ludo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-doh
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
Ludo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies).
What does Ludo mean?
Germanic: short form of Ludovic or Ludwig
“famous warrior”
Short form of Ludovic or Ludwig; it is also Latin for I play, hence the board game Ludo.
Is Ludo a girl's or a boy's name?
Ludo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ludo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Ludo, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th.
2025 had the most boys named Ludo of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Ludo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Ludo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
Names like Ludo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Milo Hugo Arlo Lando Rupert Otto Lorenzo Leonardo Rocco Louie Nico
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ludo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ludo, updated 20 October 2026.