Rudy — #821 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Rudy

The Social Security Administration has registered 49,862 babies named Rudy between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rudy currently holds the #821 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 832 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6,894 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rudy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14,051 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rudy in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudy 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 49,862 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.