Dudley is an established boys' name that peaked in 1931 and has since faded.
Dudley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,017 for boy births in the United States (and #22,734 across all names), given to 6 babies. Dudley was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1931 (279 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,017 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,505 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,008 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,091 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,046 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,953 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,790 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,958 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,836 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,839 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,001 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,939 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,193 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,031 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,323 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,001 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,337 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,128 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,202 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,964 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,119 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,350 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,674 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,076 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,110 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,202 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,717 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,045 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | — | #2,953 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,222 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,150 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,370 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,042 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | — | #2,783 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | — | #2,248 |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | #1,806 |
| 1984 | 27 | — | — | #1,996 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | — | #1,721 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | — | #2,062 |
| 1978 | 32 | — | — | #1,698 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1973 | 48 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1972 | 55 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1971 | 52 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1970 | 56 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1969 | 68 | — | — | #927 |
| 1968 | 61 | — | — | #935 |
| 1967 | 83 | — | — | #799 |
| 1966 | 72 | — | — | #857 |
| 1965 | 97 | — | — | #752 |
| 1964 | 105 | — | — | #749 |
| 1963 | 135 | — | — | #674 |
| 1962 | 133 | — | — | #674 |
| 1961 | 135 | — | — | #672 |
| 1960 | 150 | — | — | #636 |
| 1959 | 146 | — | — | #639 |
| 1958 | 191 | — | — | #559 |
| 1957 | 159 | — | — | #609 |
| 1956 | 181 | — | — | #564 |
| 1955 | 173 | — | — | #562 |
| 1954 | 197 | — | — | #516 |
| 1953 | 192 | — | — | #504 |
| 1952 | 210 | — | — | #485 |
| 1951 | 199 | — | — | #480 |
| 1950 | 217 | — | #4,890 | #455 |
| 1949 | 190 | — | #5,457 | #487 |
| 1948 | 206 | — | — | #466 |
| 1947 | 224 | — | — | #448 |
| 1946 | 171 | — | — | #492 |
| 1945 | 154 | — | — | #484 |
| 1944 | 168 | — | #3,198 | #480 |
| 1943 | 185 | — | — | #464 |
| 1942 | 182 | — | — | #458 |
| 1941 | 183 | — | #3,664 | #439 |
| 1940 | 156 | — | — | #464 |
| 1939 | 170 | — | #3,885 | #447 |
| 1938 | 149 | — | — | #475 |
| 1937 | 162 | — | #4,414 | #447 |
| 1936 | 164 | — | — | #441 |
| 1935 | 173 | — | — | #426 |
| 1934 | 196 | — | #3,931 | #399 |
| 1933 | 169 | — | — | #419 |
| 1932 | 204 | — | — | #393 |
| 1931 | 286 | — | #3,580 | #328 |
| 1930 | 214 | — | #3,757 | #405 |
| 1929 | 190 | — | #4,761 | #433 |
| 1928 | 190 | — | #3,249 | #445 |
| 1927 | 192 | — | — | #440 |
| 1926 | 237 | — | — | #379 |
| 1925 | 193 | — | #5,168 | #439 |
| 1924 | 207 | — | #5,279 | #431 |
| 1923 | 215 | — | — | #410 |
| 1922 | 180 | — | — | #462 |
| 1921 | 192 | — | #4,132 | #452 |
| 1920 | 199 | — | — | #425 |
| 1919 | 192 | — | — | #424 |
| 1918 | 195 | — | #3,589 | #427 |
| 1917 | 201 | — | #4,776 | #405 |
| 1916 | 190 | — | #4,052 | #410 |
| 1915 | 174 | — | #3,524 | #418 |
| 1914 | 148 | — | #3,768 | #398 |
| 1913 | 103 | — | — | #424 |
| 1912 | 113 | — | — | #364 |
| 1911 | 41 | — | — | #458 |
| 1910 | 36 | — | — | #456 |
| 1909 | 25 | — | — | #520 |
| 1908 | 34 | — | — | #408 |
| 1907 | 46 | — | — | #314 |
| 1906 | 32 | — | — | #381 |
| 1905 | 31 | — | — | #371 |
| 1904 | 29 | — | — | #381 |
| 1903 | 35 | — | — | #319 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | — | #463 |
| 1901 | 26 | — | — | #364 |
| 1900 | 33 | — | — | #385 |
| 1899 | 26 | — | — | #355 |
| 1898 | 25 | — | — | #396 |
| 1897 | 24 | — | — | #385 |
| 1896 | 27 | — | — | #371 |
| 1895 | 23 | — | — | #400 |
| 1894 | 34 | — | — | #301 |
| 1893 | 25 | — | — | #361 |
| 1892 | 27 | — | — | #371 |
| 1891 | 24 | — | — | #350 |
| 1890 | 18 | — | — | #427 |
| 1889 | 30 | — | — | #319 |
| 1888 | 30 | — | — | #333 |
| 1887 | 23 | — | — | #342 |
| 1886 | 24 | — | — | #348 |
| 1885 | 28 | — | — | #320 |
| 1884 | 26 | — | — | #345 |
| 1883 | 24 | — | — | #340 |
| 1882 | 28 | — | — | #324 |
| 1881 | 30 | — | — | #291 |
| 1880 | 27 | — | — | #329 |