Recorded 1914–1961 Girls' name Peak 1950 222 births

Rudene — girls' name

222 babies named Rudene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s101930s631940s611950s621960s11
1930s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Rudene was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rudene in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rudene

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Rudene between 1914 and 1961, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rudene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rudene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rudene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudene 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 222 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.

Rudene at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

222

Since 1914

48 years of records

Peak year

1950

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1914

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1961

Rudene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1914

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1950)
14
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
46810121416 196119561951194719421937193119191914 5

Rudene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
63 births that decade — 28% of Rudene's all-time total
1910s151920s101930s631940s611950s621960s11

Rudene by state

Where Rudene concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rudene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
40 18.0%
Georgia share of Rudene's total US births 18.0%

40 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rudene?
222 babies have been named Rudene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1950 with 14 births.
When was Rudene most popular?
Rudene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Rudene most popular?
The top states for the name Rudene are Georgia (40 births).
How long has the name Rudene been used?
Rudene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 48 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Rudene?
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, 1914–1961 (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.