Girls' name · since 1924
Rudean
Rudean has 107 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rudean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 107 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Rudean recorded 107 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1957.
- #26,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 107 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudean ranks #26,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rudean's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rudean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rudean's full recorded timeline at 1942, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rudean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1957
- Peak year (1952)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Rudean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (33 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Rudean's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Rudean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 33 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Rudean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1950s (30) -- 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 Rudean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1924–1957 (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 Rudean 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.