How Many People Are Named Rudy?
people named Rudy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,310 people in the US has this name
Based on 51,402 babies named Rudy in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
837 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 Rudy, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1900s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rudy alive today is about 45 years old, and 41% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rudy first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1960, to 837 babies. In 2025, 387 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rudy has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #235, in 1947. In 2025 it ranked #739.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #739 |
| Best rank | #235 (1947) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #275 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rudy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rudy were born in California than in any other state: about 11,154 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rudy was given 7.1 times as often in New Mexico, 4 times in Arizona and 3.6 times in Texas.
Look up another name
⊙ We don't save the names you search.