Rudyard — boys' name

What the Data Says About Rudyard

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Rudyard between 1914 and 1989, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rudyard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rudyard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rudyard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rudyard 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 42 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.