Boys' name · since 1949
Ruddie
Ruddie has 14 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Ruddie since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruddie recorded 14 times among boys since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1970.
- #31,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1949
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruddie ranks #31,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1949, peaking in the 1940s.
- #31,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ruddie's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruddie splits its recorded history at 1970: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruddie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1970
- Peak year (1949)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ruddie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).
1940s was Ruddie's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Ruddie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ruddie's data
- Ruddie's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ruddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ruddie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.