Luigi

“Variant of Louis — Famous in battle” — Frankish via French origin

Boy's name · #2539 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Luigi has appeared in US records since 1900 — best rank #856 (1969) · 4,305 babies named Luigi all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,300 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

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

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. · Super Mario
Luigi Risotto — The Simpsons
Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi — literary character

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).

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