Girls' name · since 1914
Rudene
Rudene has 222 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
222 girls have been named Rudene since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudene has been recorded 222 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1961.
- #18,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 222 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudene ranks #18,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #18,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rudene's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Rudene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rudene's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rudene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1961
- Peak year (1950)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1961.
222 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1950 with 14 births in a single year.
Rudene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (63 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Rudene's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rudene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 63 births (28% of all-time use).
Rudene decade highlights
- Peak decade 63 births
- Runner-up 62 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Rudene by state
Where Rudene concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 40 | 18.0% |
40 of 222 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 18.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 18.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Rudene's data
- Rudene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Rudenes (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Rudene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1914–1961 (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 Rudene 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.
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