EveryBabyNames

Rudy

4 countries#739 in United States, 2025
US
#739
in United States, 2025
FR
#902
in France, 2022
SCOT
#262
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#270
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
72,205
Peak year (United States)
1960
Peak-year count
837
First recorded
1882

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Rudy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

51,402 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #739 · peaked in 1960 with 837 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Arizona, New Mexico

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

20,491 births recorded 1931–2022 · currently #902 · peaked in 1980 with 1,051 births

Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Paris, Guadeloupe, La Réunion

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

243 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #262 · peaked in 2024 with 18 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

69 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 2020 with 9 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Rudy’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#627
2007#698↓71
2008#632↑66
2009#722↓90
2010#740↓18
2011#732↑8
2012#791↓59
2013#803↓12
2014#859↓56
2015#844↑15
2016#855↓11
2017#873↓18
2018#820↑53
2019#862↓42
2020#850↑12
2021#821↑29
2022#842↓21
2023#827↑15
2024#817↑10
2025#739↑78

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