| Wolf | Ludwig | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | wolf | Famous warrior |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | WUULF | LOOD-vig |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2021 (107) | 1916 (88) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Wolf | Ludwig |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 553 | 61 |
| 2010s | 555 | 81 |
| 2000s | 204 | 71 |
| 1990s | 127 | 79 |
| 1980s | 48 | 82 |
| 1970s | 64 | 75 |
| 1960s | 42 | 134 |
| 1950s | 60 | 175 |
| 1940s | 0 | 198 |
| 1930s | 0 | 381 |
| 1920s | 0 | 524 |
| 1910s | 5 | 555 |
| 1900s | 0 | 105 |
| 1890s | 0 | 108 |
| 1880s | 0 | 67 |
Directly from the Germanic element 'wolf' (Old High German/Old English wulf), meaning 'wolf'. It was the most common animal element in early Germanic names, often used as a short form of longer compounds such as Wolfgang or Wolfram.
The German form of the same name as Louis, from 'hlud' (famous) and 'wig' (war, battle). Borne by the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Wolf and Ludwig are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Wolf means wolf (germanic origin), while Ludwig means Famous warrior (germanic origin).
In US records, Wolf first appears in 0 and Ludwig in 0, so Wolf has the longer recorded history.