Ludvig
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ludvig (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ludvig has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 304 |
| 1999 | 297 |
| 2000 | 327 |
| 2001 | 388 |
| 2002 | 343 |
| 2003 | 407 |
| 2004 | 448 |
| 2005 | 436 |
| 2006 | 403 |
| 2007 | 424 |
| 2008 | 397 |
| 2009 | 390 |
| 2010 | 414 |
| 2011 | 424 |
| 2012 | 388 |
| 2013 | 387 |
| 2014 | 386 |
| 2015 | 386 |
| 2016 | 365 |
| 2017 | 329 |
| 2018 | 350 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 321 |
| 2021 | 314 |
| 2022 | 333 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,316 |
| 2000 | 3,633 |
| 2001 | 4,020 |
| 2002 | 4,358 |
| 2003 | 4,767 |
| 2004 | 5,197 |
| 2005 | 5,611 |
| 2006 | 6,009 |
| 2007 | 6,404 |
| 2008 | 6,827 |
| 2009 | 7,222 |
| 2010 | 7,636 |
| 2011 | 8,043 |
| 2012 | 8,419 |
| 2013 | 8,799 |
| 2014 | 9,182 |
| 2015 | 9,553 |
| 2016 | 9,915 |
| 2017 | 10,241 |
| 2018 | 10,580 |
| 2019 | 10,902 |
| 2020 | 11,206 |
Ludvig in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ludvig.Hi! My name is Ludvig.
- Har du träffat Ludvig? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Ludvig? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Ludvig i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ludvig this afternoon.
- Ludvigs mamma är lärare.Ludvig's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ludvigs mamma is Ludvig's mum.
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Questions about Ludvig
How do you pronounce Ludvig in Swedish?
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What does the name Ludvig mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig.
How popular is Ludvig in Sweden?
333 babies were named Ludvig in 2022. In 2020, 11,206 people in Sweden had Ludvig as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2004 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.