Rudie vs Rudy

Side-by-side comparison of Rudie and Rudy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rudie

Boy name

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Name B

Rudy

Boy name · Rank #821

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Metric Rudie Rudy
Current Rank Unranked #821
Total Births (all years) 143 49,862
Peak Year 1947 1960
Peak Year Births 9 832
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Rudie Rudy
1880ss — 23
1890ss — 40
1900ss — 121
1910ss 27 728
1920ss 7 2,374
1930ss 39 4,213
1940ss 9 5,785
1950ss 33 6,894
1960ss 16 6,347
1970ss — 4,927
1980ss 7 5,354
1990ss 5 5,048
2000ss — 3,825
2010ss — 2,736
2020ss — 1,447

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rudie Rudy
2014 — 257
2015 — 266
2016 — 262
2017 — 246
2018 — 272
2019 — 257
2020 — 268
2021 — 291
2022 — 289
2023 — 296
2024 — 303

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–1992.

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