Boys' name · since 1914

Rudyard

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

#23,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1914
1980s
peak decade

42 boys have been named Rudyard since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudyard has been recorded 42 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 1989.

  • #23,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 1914
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudyard ranks #23,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.

#23,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1914
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rudyard's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rudyard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rudyard's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rudyard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1914192919361952197919801989 6

Rudyard by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 26% of the file).

1980s was Rudyard's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Rudyard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rudyard? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 42 babies named Rudyard. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,432 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record was 1914, with 7 births.
Where does Rudyard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rudyard ranks #23,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rudyard most popular? ▼
Rudyard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Rudyard been used? ▼
Records for Rudyard go back to 1914, giving 76 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Rudyard? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Rudyard

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Printis
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rudyard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1989 (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 Rudyard 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.