Meaning of the nameLuigi

Luigi is an Italian male name, the Italian form of Louis, of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning 'famous' and 'battle'.

Meaning

“fame and battle (Germanic elements)”

Source: Wiktionary: Luigi

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People (2022): 9,177
Rank in Brazil: #1,828
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 5,352; people

Luigi in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Luigi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,078 people).

80 women 9,097 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Luigi is most common

States with the highest share of people named Luigi in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	4,125	0.009%
Minas Gerais	723	0.004%
Paraná	689	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	639	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	523	0.003%
Santa Catarina	471	0.006%
Bahia	430	0.003%
Ceará	226	0.003%
Pará	174	0.002%
Distrito Federal	152	0.005%
Goiás	138	0.002%
Pernambuco	103	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	101	0.004%
Amazonas	97	0.003%
Mato Grosso	85	0.002%
Maranhão	79	0.001%
Espírito Santo	69	0.002%
Piauí	66	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	48	0.002%
Sergipe	46	0.002%
Paraíba	43	0.001%
Alagoas	38	0.001%
Rondônia	33	0.002%
Acre	26	0.003%
Amapá	22	0.003%
Tocantins	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Luigi

Wiktionary explains that Italian Luigi comes from Old French Louis, from Latin Ludovicus and from a reconstructed Germanic name, with the Proto-Germanic elements hlūdaz, 'famous', and wīgą, 'battle'. Behind the Name also gives it as the Italian form of Louis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,177 people named Luigi, with a median age of 13; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born in 2000 or later.

Sources

Wiktionary: Luigi · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Luigi · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Luigi

What does the name Luigi mean?

Luigi means “fame and battle (Germanic elements)”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Luigi in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,177 people with the first name Luigi, which ranks it number 1,828 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Luigi a boy's or a girl's name?

Luigi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 9,097 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Luigi?

Luigi is a name of Italian and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Luigi most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Luigi (4,125 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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