Recorded 1987–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 17 births

Rudee — girls' name

17 babies named Rudee in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s7
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Rudee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rudee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rudee

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Rudee between 1987 and 1991, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rudee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rudee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudee 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 17 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.

Rudee at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

17

Since 1987

5 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1987

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1991

Rudee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1987

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119891987 5

Rudee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 59% of Rudee's all-time total
1980s101990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rudee?
17 babies have been named Rudee since 1987. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Rudee most popular?
Rudee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Rudee been used?
Rudee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 5 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Rudee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rudy, Rudi, Rudell, Rudine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1987–1991 (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.