Is Rudy a boy or girl name?
Rudy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 303 boys were named Rudy, so 5.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.2% of the 51,003 US babies named Rudy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #822
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,331
- Babies named Rudy since 1882
- 51,003
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 838 babies
Boys and girls named Rudy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 728 | 60 | 7.6% |
| 1920s | 2,374 | 80 | 3.3% |
| 1930s | 4,213 | 81 | 1.9% |
| 1940s | 5,785 | 73 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 6,894 | 96 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 6,347 | 80 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 4,927 | 85 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 5,354 | 144 | 2.6% |
| 1990s | 5,048 | 162 | 3.1% |
| 2000s | 3,825 | 80 | 2% |
| 2010s | 2,736 | 118 | 4.1% |
| 2020s | 1,447 | 82 | 5.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 303 | #822 | 19 | #6,331 |
| 2023 | 296 | #830 | 20 | #6,119 |
| 2022 | 289 | #843 | 11 | #9,545 |
| 2021 | 291 | #822 | 16 | #7,195 |
| 2020 | 268 | #851 | 16 | #7,164 |
| 2019 | 257 | #865 | 24 | #5,424 |
| 2018 | 272 | #823 | 16 | #7,352 |
| 2017 | 246 | #875 | 17 | #7,041 |
| 2016 | 262 | #861 | 14 | #8,317 |
| 2015 | 266 | #846 | 8 | #12,789 |
| 2014 | 257 | #862 | 5 | #18,699 |
| 2013 | 271 | #810 | 8 | #12,930 |
| 2012 | 286 | #792 | 11 | #10,299 |
| 2011 | 310 | #733 | 5 | #19,016 |
| 2010 | 309 | #740 | 10 | #11,086 |
| 2009 | 327 | #724 | 5 | #19,636 |
| 2008 | 389 | #632 | 10 | #11,439 |
| 2007 | 334 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 376 | #628 | 14 | #8,625 |
| 2005 | 388 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 417 | #552 | 12 | #9,161 |
| 2003 | 396 | #565 | 10 | #10,277 |
| 2002 | 397 | #560 | 15 | #7,365 |
| 2001 | 415 | #530 | 6 | #14,948 |
| 2000 | 386 | #547 | 8 | #11,565 |
| 1999 | 413 | #515 | 8 | #11,159 |
| 1998 | 400 | #521 | 13 | #7,442 |
| 1997 | 484 | #457 | 8 | #10,593 |
| 1996 | 463 | #474 | 18 | #5,477 |
| 1995 | 490 | #461 | 18 | #5,391 |
| 1994 | 520 | #437 | 17 | #5,648 |
| 1993 | 515 | #432 | 21 | #4,775 |
| 1992 | 599 | #383 | 19 | #5,216 |
| 1991 | 562 | #407 | 20 | #4,960 |
| 1990 | 602 | #386 | 20 | #4,828 |
| 1989 | 596 | #375 | 22 | #4,336 |
| 1988 | 580 | #357 | 26 | #3,666 |
| 1987 | 559 | #349 | 17 | #4,830 |
| 1986 | 557 | #346 | 27 | #3,337 |
| 1985 | 515 | #358 | 17 | #4,604 |
| 1984 | 496 | #363 | 8 | #7,979 |
| 1983 | 503 | #353 | 8 | #7,871 |
| 1982 | 533 | #349 | 9 | #7,335 |
| 1981 | 520 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 495 | #360 | 10 | #6,663 |
| 1979 | 542 | #336 | 10 | #6,578 |
| 1978 | 552 | #319 | 8 | #7,476 |
| 1977 | 544 | #333 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1976 | 500 | #345 | 10 | #5,942 |
| 1975 | 473 | #355 | 5 | #10,231 |
| 1974 | 451 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 455 | #361 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1972 | 475 | #355 | 8 | #6,424 |
| 1971 | 455 | #378 | 11 | #5,046 |
| 1970 | 480 | #372 | 9 | #5,726 |
| 1969 | 529 | #342 | 12 | #4,374 |
| 1968 | 516 | #338 | 8 | #5,537 |
| 1967 | 569 | #310 | 8 | #5,347 |
| 1966 | 540 | #321 | 10 | #4,422 |
| 1965 | 592 | #313 | 6 | #6,372 |
| 1964 | 602 | #318 | 5 | #7,597 |
| 1963 | 706 | #291 | 7 | #5,778 |
| 1962 | 677 | #297 | 13 | #3,742 |
| 1961 | 784 | #279 | 5 | #7,349 |
| 1960 | 832 | #278 | 6 | #6,261 |
| 1959 | 783 | #282 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1958 | 737 | #282 | 7 | #5,303 |
| 1957 | 765 | #275 | 12 | #3,645 |
| 1956 | 727 | #272 | 9 | #4,405 |
| 1955 | 669 | #277 | 9 | #4,321 |
| 1954 | 671 | #272 | 13 | #3,299 |
| 1953 | 631 | #278 | 9 | #4,185 |
| 1952 | 647 | #271 | 6 | #5,448 |
| 1951 | 652 | #263 | 10 | #3,672 |
| 1950 | 612 | #266 | 7 | #4,662 |
| 1949 | 719 | #243 | 8 | #4,177 |
| 1948 | 706 | #243 | 6 | #5,154 |
| 1947 | 754 | #235 | 13 | #3,037 |
| 1946 | 627 | #247 | 10 | #3,393 |
| 1945 | 511 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 552 | #244 | 11 | #2,917 |
| 1943 | 554 | #254 | 10 | #3,211 |
| 1942 | 478 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 457 | #260 | 7 | #3,889 |
| 1940 | 427 | #273 | 8 | #3,461 |
| 1939 | 426 | #263 | 8 | #3,373 |
| 1938 | 480 | #244 | 10 | #2,899 |
| 1937 | 344 | #291 | 6 | #4,188 |
| 1936 | 389 | #275 | 9 | #3,062 |
| 1935 | 430 | #260 | 8 | #3,379 |
| 1934 | 469 | #246 | 8 | #3,412 |
| 1933 | 396 | #267 | 6 | #4,146 |
| 1932 | 419 | #268 | 10 | #3,019 |
| 1931 | 423 | #268 | 9 | #3,179 |
| 1930 | 437 | #270 | 7 | #3,986 |
| 1929 | 386 | #282 | 12 | #2,712 |
| 1928 | 324 | #311 | 8 | #3,704 |
| 1927 | 355 | #306 | 12 | #2,831 |
| 1926 | 366 | #299 | 9 | #3,510 |
| 1925 | 209 | #414 | 8 | #3,971 |
| 1924 | 207 | #423 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1923 | 166 | #475 | 8 | #3,913 |
| 1922 | 141 | #524 | 5 | #5,665 |
| 1921 | 109 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 111 | #599 | 7 | #4,329 |
| 1919 | 89 | #655 | 8 | #3,755 |
| 1918 | 97 | #627 | 11 | #2,992 |
| 1917 | 108 | #570 | 5 | #5,212 |
| 1916 | 103 | #564 | 7 | #3,871 |
| 1915 | 105 | #548 | 7 | #3,735 |
| 1914 | 59 | #664 | 8 | #2,834 |
| 1913 | 66 | #534 | 6 | #3,123 |
| 1912 | 39 | #689 | 8 | #2,321 |
| 1911 | 36 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 26 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 22 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rudy reached #235 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #2,321 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rudy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.