Recorded 1949–1970 Boys' name Peak 1949 14 births

Ruddie — boys' name

14 babies named Ruddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s91970s5
1940s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Ruddie was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ruddie in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Ruddie between 1949 and 1970, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruddie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ruddie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruddie 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 14 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.

Ruddie at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

14

Since 1949

22 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1949

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1970

Ruddie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1949

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 19701949 9

Ruddie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
9 births that decade — 64% of Ruddie's all-time total
1940s91970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruddie?
14 babies have been named Ruddie since 1949. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
When was Ruddie most popular?
Ruddie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Ruddie been used?
Ruddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 22 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Ruddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rudolph, Rudy, Rudolf, Rudolfo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.