Boys' name · since 1914
Rudolfo
Rudolfo has 2,263 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,263
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,263 boys have been named Rudolfo since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudolfo has been recorded 2,263 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1914 to 2019.
- #3,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,263 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudolfo ranks #3,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,263 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,263
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rudolfo's 2,263 recorded births place it above 93.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Rudolfo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rudolfo's full recorded timeline at 1967, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rudolfo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2019
- Peak year (1955)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Rudolfo by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (505 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Rudolfo's strongest decade.
505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rudolfo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 195
1920s
195 births
- 1930s 158
1930s
158 births
- 1940s
1940s
247 births
- 1950s
1950s
505 births
- 1960s
1960s
289 births
- 1970s
1970s
270 births
- 1980s
1980s
249 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 505 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rudolfo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rudolfo's total volume
Rudolfo by state
Where Rudolfo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| 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% |
876 of 2,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rudolfo's data
- Rudolfo's decade-level peak was the 1950s (505 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rudolfos (876 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rudolfo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1914–2019 (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 Rudolfo 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.