Ludmila

A girls’ name of Slavic origin, meaning people's love; from lud (people) and mil (dear).

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ludmila by the numbers

Ludmila was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ludmila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lucilalight-giving; a form of Lucia18 in the US (2017)
  • Luminalight; luminous12 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean love

Like Ludmila, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ludmila

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