Meaning and history
Ľudmila means “favour of the people,” from the Slavic elements ľudŭ, meaning “people,” and milŭ, meaning “gracious” or “dear.” It is associated with Saint Ludmila, a 10th-century duchess of Bohemia and the grandmother of Saint Václav, who was murdered on the orders of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra. In Russian, the name is an alternate transcription of Людмила, usually rendered Lyudmila.
20062006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: 9 births, rank #11,630
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 7 births, rank #13,448
20112011: 6 births, rank #14,824
2012: 7 births, rank #13,483
2013: 8 births, rank #11,969
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
2015: 5 births, rank #16,419
20162016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 9 births, rank #10,250
20212021: 7 births, rank #12,206
2022: 11 births, rank #9,056
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 10 births, rank #9,556
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208
In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Ludmila, ranking #13,208 among girls.