Dude — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dude

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Dude between 1912 and 1970, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dude currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dude performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dude shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dude in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.