Girl

Ludmila

lood-MEE-luh

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Slavic 'famous warrior-maiden' (from lud 'people' + mil 'favor/grace'), this Eastern European name carries medieval nobility and Soviet cultural prestige.”

Popularity Over Time

Ludmila US popularity rank over timeRank 18333 in 2006 to rank 1993 in 1904. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1993#10163#183331904192019401960198020002024

Ludmila is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Slavic

Syllables

3

Nicknames

LudkaMilaMilla

Style

StrongElegantClassicVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Ludmila Protopopova (Soviet figure skater)
  • Ludmila Ignatenko (Chernobyl widow)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Strong Names → Vintage Revival →

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Katya

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Dmitri

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Nikolai

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Slavic and Eastern European contexts

People Also Ask

Slavic 'famous warrior-maiden' (from lud 'people' + mil 'favor/grace'), this Eastern European name carries medieval nobility and Soviet cultural prestige.

Ludmila is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Ludmila include Ludka, Mila, Milla.

Names that pair beautifully with Ludmila include Katya, Dmitri, Nikolai.