Rudy

Given to 51,402 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#4265
recorded as girls
#739
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
387
girls 33 · boys 354
Peak year
1934
469 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
51,402
since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rudy was most popular in 1934, when 469 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 354 babies were named Rudy, ranking #739 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1934 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Rudy was most popular in 1934, when 469 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 354 babies were named Rudy, ranking #739 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1934

Rudy was most popular in 1934, when 469 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 354 babies were named Rudy, ranking #739 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 33 4265 354 739
2024 19 6167 306 817
2023 20 5960 296 827
2022 11 9056 289 842
2021 16 6967 292 821
2020 16 6923 268 850
2019 24 5306 257 862
2018 16 7100 273 820
2017 17 6808 246 873
2016 14 7988 263 855
2015 8 11835 266 844
2014 5 16513 257 859
2013 8 11969 272 803
2012 11 9711 286 791
2011 5 16764 310 732
2010 10 10451 309 740
2009 5 17294 327 722
2008 10 10807 389 632
2007 <5 — 334 698
2006 14 8237 376 627
2005 <5 — 389 584
2004 12 8716 419 550
2003 10 9671 396 564
2002 15 7045 397 560
2001 6 13521 415 529
2000 8 10745 386 546
1999 8 10345 413 514
1998 13 7104 400 521
1997 8 9802 484 454
1996 18 5280 463 474
1995 18 5221 490 461
1994 17 5445 520 437
1993 21 4671 515 432
1992 19 5051 600 382
1991 20 4808 562 405
1990 20 4694 602 386
1989 22 4248 596 375
1988 26 3585 580 357
1987 17 4660 559 349
1986 27 3277 557 346
1985 17 4455 515 358
1984 8 7398 496 363
1983 8 7312 504 352
1982 9 6888 533 349
1981 <5 — 520 346
1980 10 6319 495 359
1979 10 6189 542 336
1978 8 6948 552 319
1977 12 5213 544 333
1976 10 5601 499 345
1975 5 9067 473 355
1974 <5 — 451 362
1973 12 4586 455 360
1972 8 5959 475 354
1971 11 4810 455 378
1970 9 5413 480 372
1969 12 4198 529 341
1968 8 5147 516 338
1967 8 4982 569 310
1966 10 4198 541 321
1965 6 5817 592 312
1964 5 6767 602 317
1963 7 5296 705 291
1962 13 3592 678 297
1961 5 6567 785 279
1960 6 5696 831 278
1959 14 3254 783 282
1958 7 4890 738 282
1957 12 3489 764 275
1956 9 4161 728 271
1955 9 4069 668 277
1954 13 3157 671 272
1953 9 3955 631 278
1952 6 4908 647 271
1951 10 3482 652 263
1950 7 4315 612 266
1949 8 3892 719 243
1948 6 4651 706 243
1947 13 2898 754 235
1946 10 3217 627 247
1945 <5 — 511 255
1944 11 2762 552 244
1943 10 3040 554 253
1942 <5 — 478 276
1941 7 3559 457 260
1940 8 3208 427 272
1939 8 3145 426 263
1938 10 2730 480 244
1937 6 3800 344 291
1936 9 2857 389 275
1935 8 3156 430 260
1934 8 3159 469 245
1933 6 3753 396 267
1932 10 2831 419 268
1931 9 2972 423 265
1930 7 3658 437 269
1929 12 2587 386 282
1928 8 3436 324 310
1927 12 2699 355 306
1926 9 3269 366 299
1925 8 3664 209 414
1924 11 2973 207 423
1923 8 3641 166 473
1922 5 5009 141 520
1921 <5 — 109 605
1920 7 3957 111 592
1919 8 3452 89 649
1918 11 2822 97 625
1917 5 4594 108 566
1916 7 3552 103 564
1915 7 3434 105 544
1914 8 2638 59 658
1913 6 2827 66 531
1912 8 2144 39 681
1911 <5 — 36 489
1910 <5 — 26 556
1909 <5 — 22 558
1908 <5 — 14 712
1907 <5 — 9 930
1906 <5 — 19 523
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — 10 760
1903 <5 — 11 696
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 7 858
1900 <5 — 13 699
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — 7 900
1895 <5 — 5 1079
1894 <5 — 6 954
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — 8 792
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 5 974
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — 6 819
1886 <5 — 7 758
1885 <5 — <5 —
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 5 943

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Other spellings

Rudi · 1,246 Ruddy · 541 Rudie · 215

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Where Rudy is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years