Rudolph
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#4139
recorded as boys
Down 745 since 2024
Babies in 2025
25
boys 25
Peak year
1927
1,690 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
53,638
since 1880
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Rudolph was most popular in 1927, when 1,690 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 25 babies were named Rudolph, ranking #4139 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 25 | 4139 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 34 | 3394 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 22 | 4610 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 30 | 3691 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 31 | 3582 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 28 | 3734 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 41 | 2943 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 34 | 3301 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 40 | 2951 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 34 | 3293 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 41 | 2864 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 47 | 2582 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 36 | 3060 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 43 | 2772 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 44 | 2699 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 32 | 3377 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 35 | 3223 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 54 | 2374 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 45 | 2684 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 50 | 2449 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 58 | 2114 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 59 | 2024 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 65 | 1815 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 69 | 1694 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 82 | 1481 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 72 | 1629 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 63 | 1671 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 92 | 1297 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 76 | 1423 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 109 | 1101 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 105 | 1107 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 105 | 1096 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 108 | 1071 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 119 | 987 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 131 | 920 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 146 | 845 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 183 | 729 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 170 | 721 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 156 | 730 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 139 | 770 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 157 | 702 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 165 | 676 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 175 | 647 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 192 | 625 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 170 | 658 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 196 | 623 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 189 | 623 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 182 | 617 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 181 | 623 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 198 | 577 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 188 | 588 |
| 1974 | 6 | 7680 | 218 | 543 |
| 1973 | 5 | 8423 | 215 | 536 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 231 | 516 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 275 | 484 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 309 | 462 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 250 | 485 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 271 | 462 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 276 | 452 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 352 | 401 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 328 | 425 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 378 | 414 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 412 | 393 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 412 | 399 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 414 | 392 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 442 | 376 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 458 | 366 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 489 | 346 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 572 | 319 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 718 | 274 |
| 1955 | 7 | 4740 | 653 | 281 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 653 | 276 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 745 | 252 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 777 | 240 |
| 1951 | 5 | 5414 | 831 | 228 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 756 | 239 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 822 | 223 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 716 | 241 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 696 | 249 |
| 1946 | 6 | 4417 | 628 | 246 |
| 1945 | 5 | 4556 | 574 | 235 |
| 1944 | 5 | 4574 | 573 | 235 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 664 | 221 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 658 | 222 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 600 | 220 |
| 1940 | 5 | 4349 | 622 | 206 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 587 | 208 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 684 | 192 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 630 | 197 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 647 | 192 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 745 | 181 |
| 1934 | 8 | 3159 | 779 | 175 |
| 1933 | 6 | 3753 | 847 | 167 |
| 1932 | 5 | 4411 | 960 | 158 |
| 1931 | 13 | 2307 | 1,102 | 146 |
| 1930 | 15 | 2202 | 1,219 | 140 |
| 1929 | 10 | 2921 | 1,220 | 140 |
| 1928 | 17 | 2094 | 1,308 | 134 |
| 1927 | 10 | 3053 | 1,690 | 110 |
| 1926 | 7 | 3873 | 1,636 | 111 |
| 1925 | 12 | 2778 | 1,240 | 136 |
| 1924 | 9 | 3393 | 1,229 | 138 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 1,303 | 128 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 1,145 | 138 |
| 1921 | 7 | 4023 | 960 | 157 |
| 1920 | 5 | 4975 | 830 | 169 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 802 | 170 |
| 1918 | 10 | 3024 | 962 | 149 |
| 1917 | 6 | 4083 | 946 | 141 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 988 | 137 |
| 1915 | 6 | 3795 | 974 | 135 |
| 1914 | 7 | 2876 | 732 | 139 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 565 | 138 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 453 | 141 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 217 | 155 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 218 | 146 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 173 | 148 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 173 | 140 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 135 | 162 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 125 | 156 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 132 | 155 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 128 | 149 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | 120 | 153 |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 119 | 151 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 87 | 170 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 147 | 145 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 100 | 153 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 115 | 147 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 109 | 147 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | 108 | 154 |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 106 | 145 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 104 | 147 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 101 | 149 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | 95 | 166 |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 68 | 186 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 92 | 154 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 83 | 160 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 54 | 237 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 71 | 177 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 68 | 198 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 70 | 187 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 77 | 181 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 61 | 193 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 52 | 228 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 62 | 186 |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 54 | 216 |
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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years