How Many People Are Named Dudley?
people named Dudley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 79,949 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,988 babies named Dudley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
286 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dudley, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dudley alive today is about 63 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dudley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1931, to 286 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dudley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #291, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #11,013.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,013 |
| Best rank | #291 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #427 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dudley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dudley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 400 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dudley was given 7.7 times as often in Louisiana, 3.5 times in Mississippi and 2.5 times in Texas.
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