COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Ludie
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1965 — 61 YEARS

Ludie (F): reported births per year020406080100188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 82 — 1916
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Parlor-song sweetness. Ludie was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1964, peaking at 82 births in 1916 — 2,687 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 61 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1964
Peak1916 — 82 births
Total recorded, 1880–20252,687
Years above the line81 of a possible 146
Longest absence61 years (1965–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1984 · peak 1916

Erastus

The Vanished · 1880–1957 · peak 1916

Fay

The Vanished · 1880–1976 · peak 1916

Myrtie

The Vanished · 1880–1969 · peak 1917

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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