Luigi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- loo-EE-jee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Luigi is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Luigi mean?
Germanic: Italian form of Louis
“famous warrior”
Italian form of Louis; Luigi Galvani's experiments on frogs' legs gave us the word galvanise.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Luigi a girl's or a boy's name?
Luigi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Luigi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Luigi, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Luigi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Luigi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Luigi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,539th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Luigi, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 1969, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900.
2025 had more boys named Luigi than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Luigi in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Luigi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,450 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,834 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,204 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,051 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,778 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,928 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,753 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,412 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,567 |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,365 |
| 1989 | 61 | #1,393 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,175 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,482 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,506 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,326 |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,143 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,258 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,137 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,371 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,245 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,210 |
| 1975 | 57 | #1,114 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,082 |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,069 |
| 1971 | 62 | #1,034 |
| 1970 | 72 | #940 |
| 1969 | 80 | #856 |
| 1968 | 60 | #938 |
| 1967 | 60 | #931 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1964 | 58 | #989 |
| 1963 | 51 | #1,068 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,310 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,381 |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,336 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,359 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,837 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,114 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,181 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,927 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,533 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,353 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,278 |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,332 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,263 |
| 1923 | 39 | #1,140 |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,140 |
| 1921 | 34 | #1,252 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,407 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,312 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,033 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,206 |
| 1915 | 40 | #996 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 28 | #930 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
Names like Luigi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luis, Lorenzo, Luca, Levi, Leonardo, Lucas, Rocco, Cruz, Hugo, Romeo, Joshua, Ali
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Luigi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/luigi, updated 20 October 2026.