Rudd vs Rudy
Side-by-side comparison of Rudd and Rudy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Rudd Rudy Current Rank Unranked #821 Total Births (all years) 10 49,862 Peak Year 1921 1960 Peak Year Births 5 832 Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1921 1882
Births by Decade Decade Rudd Rudy 1880ss — 23 1890ss — 40 1900ss — 121 1910ss — 728 1920ss 5 2,374 1930ss — 4,213 1940ss — 5,785 1950ss 5 6,894 1960ss — 6,347 1970ss — 4,927 1980ss — 5,354 1990ss — 5,048 2000ss — 3,825 2010ss — 2,736 2020ss — 1,447
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Rudd Rudy 2014 — 257 2015 — 266 2016 — 262 2017 — 246 2018 — 272 2019 — 257 2020 — 268 2021 — 291 2022 — 289 2023 — 296 2024 — 303