Fun Facts About the Name Luda
- 276 babies named Luda: U.S. records list 276 babies given the name Luda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Luda Mean?
Luda is a Slavic feminine name, usually a shortened form of Ludmila (in Russian, Lyudmila). The parent name joins Slavic ljudъ, "people," and milъ, "dear, gracious." Its customary meaning is "dear to the people" or "beloved of the people," and Luda carries that sense as a familiar short form.
The first element is sometimes confused with the Germanic name element hlūd, "famous" or "loud," which appears in names such as Ludwig and Ludolf. That is a different word; Ludmila and its short forms belong to the Slavic group.
Luda Name History & Origins
The name behind Luda is best known through Saint Ludmila of Bohemia (about 860 - 921), wife of Duke Bořivoj I and grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus. She was one of the earliest Christian figures of the Czech lands, and her name, along with its shortened forms, spread with her cult in Bohemia and into neighboring Slavic regions.
In Russian the full form Lyudmila became a common given name, and Lyuda (Люда) is its everyday short form; Luda is one transliteration of that same form, alongside Lyuda. Czech and Slovak speakers also use short forms of Ludmila, such as Lída and Luda. Because these are affectionate shortenings, they are used constantly in daily speech and are sometimes recorded as names in their own right, which is how Luda appears as a given name.
Alexander Pushkin's narrative poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820) gave the long form a prominent place in Russian literature. The short form Luda is used separately from that work, as an everyday name and, less often, as a surname in Slavic-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Luda?
Luda recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1917. Its best rank was #986 in 1882.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #3,617 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #4,721 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,227 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #4,601 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,869 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,043 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,072 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #3,875 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #5,441 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #2,918 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,610 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,497 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #3,161 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,628 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1914 | #3,440 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #3,238 | 5 | 0.0009% |
| 1911 | #2,358 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #2,630 | 5 | 0.0013% |
| 1909 | #1,692 | 8 | 0.0023% |
| 1908 | #2,310 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1907 | #1,738 | 7 | 0.0022% |
| 1906 | #1,502 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1905 | #2,113 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1904 | #1,584 | 7 | 0.0025% |
| 1903 | #1,109 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1902 | #1,182 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1900 | #1,279 | 10 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #1,746 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1898 | #1,225 | 9 | 0.0035% |
| 1897 | #1,224 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1895 | #1,172 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1892 | #1,375 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1890 | #1,286 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1888 | #1,002 | 8 | 0.0045% |
| 1882 | #986 | 5 | 0.0046% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Luda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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