Ludovico
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- loo-doh-VEE-koh
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Ludovico is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Ludovico mean?
Germanic: Italian form of Ludwig (Louis)
“famous warrior”
Ludovico Ariosto wrote the epic Orlando Furioso, and Ludovico Sforza of Milan was a patron of Leonardo da Vinci.
Is Ludovico a girl's or a boy's name?
Ludovico is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ludovico in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Ludovico, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ludovico in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Ludovico in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
Nicknames for Ludovico
- Ludo 25 boys in the UK in 2025
- Vico
Names like Ludovico
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Leonardo, Santiago, Arlo, Lorenzo, Rocco, Iago, Thiago, Lando, Hugo, Rupert, Cruz
Names related to Ludovico
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
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, “Ludovico: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ludovico, updated 20 October 2026.