Ludwig
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Ludvig.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ludwig (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ludwig has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2003. 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 | 164 |
| 1999 | 171 |
| 2000 | 155 |
| 2001 | 165 |
| 2002 | 191 |
| 2003 | 227 |
| 2004 | 214 |
| 2005 | 176 |
| 2006 | 211 |
| 2007 | 174 |
| 2008 | 179 |
| 2009 | 165 |
| 2010 | 162 |
| 2011 | 141 |
| 2012 | 174 |
| 2013 | 192 |
| 2014 | 193 |
| 2015 | 154 |
| 2016 | 199 |
| 2017 | 181 |
| 2018 | 147 |
| 2019 | 177 |
| 2020 | 148 |
| 2021 | 162 |
| 2022 | 171 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,544 |
| 2000 | 1,693 |
| 2001 | 1,861 |
| 2002 | 2,048 |
| 2003 | 2,283 |
| 2004 | 2,495 |
| 2005 | 2,664 |
| 2006 | 2,868 |
| 2007 | 3,044 |
| 2008 | 3,244 |
| 2009 | 3,425 |
| 2010 | 3,584 |
| 2011 | 3,719 |
| 2012 | 3,899 |
| 2013 | 4,088 |
| 2014 | 4,280 |
| 2015 | 4,424 |
| 2016 | 4,624 |
| 2017 | 4,802 |
| 2018 | 4,953 |
| 2019 | 5,121 |
| 2020 | 5,266 |
Ludwig in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ludwig.Hi! My name is Ludwig.
- Ludwig ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ludwig called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ludwig i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ludwig this afternoon.
- Ludwigs mamma är lärare.Ludwig's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ludwigs mamma is Ludwig's mum.
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Questions about Ludwig
How do you pronounce Ludwig in Swedish?
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What does the name Ludwig mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Ludvig.
How popular is Ludwig in Sweden?
171 babies were named Ludwig in 2022. In 2020, 5,266 people in Sweden had Ludwig as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2003 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.