Girls' name · since 1918
Rudine
Rudine has 307 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rudine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 307 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudine has been recorded 307 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1962.
- #15,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 307 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudine ranks #15,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 307 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rudine's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Rudine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rudine's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rudine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1962
- Peak year (1949)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Rudine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (86 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Rudine's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rudine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (28% of all-time use).
Rudine by state
Where Rudine concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 45 | 14.7% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
45 of 307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rudine's data
- Rudine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Rudines (45 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 Rudine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1918–1962 (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 Rudine 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.