Ludovic
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOO-doh-vik
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Ludovic is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Ludovic mean?
Germanic: from Ludovicus, the Latin form of Louis
“famous warrior”
From Ludovicus, the Latin form of Louis; long used in France and Scotland.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ludovic a girl's or a boy's name?
Ludovic is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ludovic in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Ludovic, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 15 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ludovic than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ludovic in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Ludovic in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Nicknames for Ludovic
- Ludo 25 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ludovic
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luis, Alaric, Harry, Henrique, Rodrigo, Oliver, Charlie, Lucio, Lewis, Solomon, Luca, Armando
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
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, “Ludovic: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ludovic, updated 20 October 2026.