Unisex name · since 1915
Rudell
394 babies named Rudell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 394
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rudell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 394 have been recorded since 1915.
Rudell has 394 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1992.
- #9,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 394 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudell ranks #9,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 394
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rudell's 394 recorded births place it above 79.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Rudell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rudell splits its recorded history at 1947: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rudell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1992
- Peak year (1959)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Rudell popularity over time - girls
378 total births recorded since 1910 (Rudell as girls' name)
Rudell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (85 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Rudell's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rudell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 85 births (22% of all-time use).
Rudell by state
Where Rudell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 394 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rudell's data
- Rudell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Rudells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rudell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1915–1992 (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 Rudell 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.