How Many People Are Named Rudyard?
people named Rudyard are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,089,242 people in the US has this name
Based on 42 babies named Rudyard in Social Security records from 1914 to 1989, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
7 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a place name meaning "red yard" in Old English. This name was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the author of 'The Jungle Book' and other works, who was named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rudyard in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rudyard alive today is about 51 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rudyard first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1914, to 7 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1989.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 1989
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