Recorded 1914–2019 Boys' name Peak 1955 2,263 births

Rudolfo — boys' name

2,263 babies named Rudolfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s1951930s1581940s2471950s5051960s2891970s2701980s2491990s1672000s1062010s47
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Rudolfo was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

70 babies were named Rudolfo in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rudolfo

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,263 babies named Rudolfo between 1914 and 2019, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rudolfo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudolfo performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 505 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rudolfo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 876 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Rudolfo in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudolfo 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 2,263 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.

Rudolfo at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

2,263

Since 1914

106 years of records

Peak year

1955

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1914

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rudolfo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1914

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1955)
70
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Rudolfo by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
505 births that decade — 22% of Rudolfo's all-time total
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Rudolfo by state

Where Rudolfo concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Rudolfo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
876 38.7%
#2 California
481 21.3%
#3 New Mexico
56 2.5%
#4 Arizona
24 1.1%
#5 New York
10 0.4%
#6 Michigan
5 0.2%
Texas share of Rudolfo's total US births 38.7%
Even split

876 of 2,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rudolfo?
2,263 babies have been named Rudolfo since 1914. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1955 with 70 births.
When was Rudolfo most popular?
Rudolfo was most popular in the 1950s decade with 505 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Rudolfo most popular?
The top states for the name Rudolfo are Texas (876 births), California (481 births), New Mexico (56 births).
How long has the name Rudolfo been used?
Rudolfo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 106 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rudolfo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rudolph, Rudy, Rudolf, Rudra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1914–2019 (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.