Luigi
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
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Popularity, 1890–2024
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
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.
The Luigi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Luigi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Luigi fits with your family’s names and surname.
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