How Many People Are Named Rudi?
people named Rudi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 299,286 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,246 babies named Rudi in Social Security records from 1931 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
41 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of RUDOLF.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rudi, 41.8% were girls and 58.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rudi rose from 0% in the 1960s to 63.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rudi alive today is about 32 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 18 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rudi first appears in the records in 1931 and was given most often in 1986, to 41 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1931 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rudi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,962, in 1960. In 2025 it ranked #9,537. Among girls, its best rank was #3,334, in 1986.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,537 | #9,977 |
| Best rank | #1,962 (1960) | #3,334 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,653 in the 1980s | #5,853 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rudi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rudi were born in California than in any other state: about 62 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rudi was given about 4.6 times as often in California.
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