Rudi is a rare variant of Rudy that peaked in 1986 and has grown less common since.
Rudi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,541 among boys (8) and #9,980 among girls (10) — overall #11,293 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #9,980 | #9,541 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #6,884 | #10,716 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #11,997 | #8,792 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #8,444 | #7,654 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #6,372 | #13,709 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #7,889 | #11,745 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #10,330 | #9,584 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #11,263 | #9,501 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #13,838 | #9,524 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #11,612 | #13,815 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #14,224 | #7,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,699 | — |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #16,165 | #13,685 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,956 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,863 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #19,635 | #7,597 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #15,085 | #8,181 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #11,465 | #12,074 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #9,791 | #8,598 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #14,199 | #6,547 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #8,147 | #5,738 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #12,178 | #9,415 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #15,023 | #12,144 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #10,836 | #6,840 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #11,564 | #10,094 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #9,340 | #9,660 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,460 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | — | #5,579 | #4,901 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #6,664 | #5,464 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | #5,638 | #5,828 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #4,488 | #6,852 |
| 1993 | 38 | — | #4,499 | #4,184 |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #6,575 | #3,886 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #8,458 | #3,431 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | #4,653 | #4,623 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #4,482 | #5,510 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | #4,142 | #4,404 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #4,431 | #3,687 |
| 1986 | 41 | — | #3,336 | #3,406 |
| 1985 | 24 | — | #5,030 | #4,624 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | — | #3,643 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,429 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | — | #3,077 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,187 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | #3,071 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | — | #2,462 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,350 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,888 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,361 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,899 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,312 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,268 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,703 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,583 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,117 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | — | #2,184 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | — | #2,396 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,259 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,872 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,521 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,459 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,077 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,455 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,283 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,384 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,180 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,311 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #3,059 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,471 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,933 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,892 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,610 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,348 |