Rudy Boy
How popular is Rudy?
#739 boy name in 2025
354 baby boys were named Rudy in the US in 2025, making it the 739th most popular boy name. Another 33 girls got the name (#4,264 for girls).
Rudy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #739 for boys (▲ 78 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 354 boys, 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #844 in 2015, #850 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (831 boys) |
| Highest rank | #235 in 1947 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rudy counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rudy family of names ranked #692 for boys in 2025 (#771 the year before), with 363 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy | 354 | 98% |
| Ruddy | 9 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rudy is most popular
Babies named Rudy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Rudy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #758 |
| 1890s | 40 | #705 |
| 1900s | 121 | #523 |
| 1910s | 728 | #489 |
| 1920s | 2,374 | #282 |
| 1930s | 4,213 | #244 |
| 1940s | 5,785 | #235 |
| 1950s | 6,894 | #263 |
| 1960s | 6,348 | #278 |
| 1970s | 4,926 | #319 |
| 1980s | 5,355 | #346 |
| 1990s | 5,049 | #382 |
| 2000s | 3,828 | #529 |
| 2010s | 2,739 | #732 |
| 2020s | 1,805 | #739 |
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Questions
- Is Rudy a boy or girl name?
- Rudy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Rudy were boys.
- How popular is the name Rudy?
- 354 baby boys were named Rudy in the US in 2025, making it the 739th most popular boy name. Another 33 girls got the name (#4,264 for girls).
- When was Rudy most popular?
- Rudy peaked in 1960, when 831 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #235 in 1947.
- How many people are named Rudy?
- 51,402 babies have been named Rudy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 37,201 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
- Where is Rudy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rudy was most common in Utah, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.