Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Rudy

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

832

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

63.6%

2024

303

All-time

49,862

Rudy 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 1960, when 832 boys were named Rudy.

In 2024, only 303 boys were given the name.

Down 63.6% from its peak.

All told, about 49,862 Americans have been named Rudy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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