Unisex name · since 1913
Rudie
143 babies named Rudie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rudie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 143 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudie has been recorded 143 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1913 to 1992.
- #15,084 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 143 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudie ranks #15,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rudie's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rudie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rudie splits its recorded history at 1939: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rudie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1992
- Peak year (1947)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Rudie popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 1922 (Rudie as girls' name)
Rudie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (39 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Rudie's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rudie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 39 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rudie's data
- Rudie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (39 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rudie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1913–1992 (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 Rudie 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.