Boys' name · since 1927
Ruddy
Ruddy has 536 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ruddy is the #8331 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 536 recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruddy has been recorded 536 times among boys since 1927, currently ranked #8331 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #7,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,331 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1927
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruddy ranks #7,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,331 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 536 born since 1927, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ruddy's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ruddy compares
536 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruddy's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruddy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ruddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ruddy's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ruddy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ruddy popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1992 (Ruddy as girls' name)
Ruddy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (138 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Ruddy's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ruddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 138 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ruddy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ruddy's total volume
Ruddy by state
Where Ruddy concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 40 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
40 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruddy's data
- Ruddy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ruddys (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Ruddy 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.