Ludwika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lood-VEE-kah
- Origin
- Germanic
Ludwika is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ludwika mean?
Germanic: Polish feminine form of Ludwik, from Ludwig
“famous warrior”
Polish feminine form of Ludwik, which is the Polish form of Ludwig.
Is Ludwika a girl's or a boy's name?
Ludwika is a girls' name.
How popular is Ludwika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Ludwika in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ludwika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
Names like Ludwika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Lakota, Makayla, Emma, Layla, Ella, Louisa, Leilana, Mikayla, Kimora, Jimena, Noa
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ludwika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ludwika, updated 20 October 2026.