Holding steady.
Popularity of Luddie since 1890
Babies named Luddie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Luddie's real moment was 1890.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 |
| 1900s | 25 | 0 |
| 1910s | 75 | 5 |
| 1920s | 64 | 11 |
| 1930s | 10 | 7 |
| 1940s | 22 | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Luddie is a historical rarity, introduced in the U.S. in 1890 and never widely adopted. Its first recorded year was 1890, and the name reached its peak popularity that very year, remaining a low-frequency choice ever since. According to the Social Security Administration data, Luddie has no rank or one-in-N estimate, indicating fewer than five births per year in recent decades. The name is typical of the 1890s stylistic preference for -ie-ending diminutives. Luddie had no associated top states, suggesting scattered, infrequent use. As a stable-trajectory name with no signs of revival, Luddie is likely to remain a footnote in naming history.
Luddie is a rare feminine name of obscure derivation. It may have arisen as a diminutive of Ludmila, a Slavic name meaning 'dear to the people,' or as a variant of Lottie (from Charlotte) or Laddie (a Scottish term for a boy, occasionally used as a given name). Alternatively, it could be a creative respelling of the nickname 'Ludy.' The name first appeared in U.S. records in the 1890s and has never been common, remaining a largely historical curiosity.
Sibling names for Luddie
Names that share Luddie's style, for a brother or sister.
