Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Rudolf

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rudolf
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

92.7%

2024

All-time

2,951

Rudolf has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 82 boys were named Rudolf.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 92.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,951 Americans have been named Rudolf and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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