Ludger
Ludger is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- East Frisia, Germany, United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 179 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ludger
If you do not know Ludger’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ludger,” in English, “Guten Tag Ludger,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ludger,
German
Guten Tag Ludger,
French
Bonjour Ludger,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ludger:
Chinese
Ludger您好：
Japanese
Ludger様
English
Hi Ludger,
German
Hi Ludger,
French
Salut Ludger,
Spanish
Hola Ludger,
Chinese
Ludger你好：
Japanese
Ludgerさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name |
| Germany | rare | man's name |
| United States | rare | man's name |
| Austria | rare | man's name |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
179 male · 0 female · 179 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Ludger a male or female name?
Ludger is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Ludger in an email?
If you do not know Ludger’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Ludger,” in English, “Guten Tag Ludger,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Ludger a unisex name?
Ludger is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Ludger a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/ludger. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ludger,
title = {Is Ludger a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/ludger},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}