Luigi

Meaning: Famous in battle
Origin: Variant of Louis (from Frankish)

Boy's name · #2554 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Luigi holds its lane: charted since 1900 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2554 in 2025). About 4,300 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#971 in Ireland (2025) · #1,140 in Belgium (2025) · #1,210 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,430 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,729 in France (2025) · #2,814 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,064 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luigis

Luigi Pirandello — Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867–1936)
Luigi Galvani — Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher
Luigi Einaudi — (1874–1961) President of Italy from 1948 to 1955
Luigi Boccherini — Italian composer and cellist (1743–1805)
Luigi Cherubini — Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)

In stories & tradition

Luigi — Super Smash Bros. (video game series)
Luigi Risotto — The Simpsons (TV series)
Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi^it — Le indagini del commissario Ricciardi (Italian-language novel series)

What Luigis become

Among 4,361 notable people named Luigi:

Artists & writers appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867–1936).

Similar names: Lou · Jacques · Lucky · Reggie · Federico · Lino

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