Recorded 1987–2021 Boys' name Peak 1992 38 births

Rudis — boys' name

38 babies named Rudis in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s162000s62010s52020s6
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Rudis was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rudis in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rudis

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Rudis between 1987 and 2021, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rudis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rudis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudis 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 38 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.

Rudis at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

38

Since 1987

35 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1987

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rudis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1987

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 2021201220081998199619921987 5

Rudis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 42% of Rudis's all-time total
1980s51990s162000s62010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rudis?
38 babies have been named Rudis since 1987. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Rudis most popular?
Rudis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Rudis been used?
Rudis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 35 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rudis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rudolph, Rudy, Rudolf, Rudolfo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1987–2021 (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.