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Luigi

boy name
Origin
Italian
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Italian form of Louis, 'famous warrior'”

Goes by Gigi

The story

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Luigi around the world

One shared root links 9 names across 5 languages.

Shared root: from Frankish Hludwig, hlud "famous" + wig "war", smoothed through Latin Ludovicus and French Louis

The constellation

LuigiItalianLouisFrenchLewisEnglishLuisSpanish

More branches

LouEnglish · short formLouieEnglish · short formLouiseFrench · feminine formLouisaEnglish · feminine formLuísaPortuguese · feminine form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Luigi peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

9,177 people · the #1,828 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 22,222 · median age 13

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Luigi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 1,407 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Luigi

People given the name Luigi in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Luigi deep dive

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