Rudolf

ROO-dahlf /ˈɹuːdɑːlf/
boy 2 syllables fading

Rudolf is an uncommon variant of Rudolph that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.

Rudolf is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Rudolf was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1927 (82 births).

About the name Rudolf

PronunciationROO-dahlf /ˈɹuːdɑːlf/
CultureArmenianCroatianCzechDanishDutchFrenchGermanHungarianMalteseRomanianSlovakSlovenian
82peak births 1927
1882first in SSA data

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How popular is Rudolf?

Boys named Rudolf
188219001920194019601980200020202024
Boys named Rudolf per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rudolf total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202466#12,080
202366#11,977
202288#9,668
202155#13,710
202088#9,395
201977#10,592
201888#9,502
201788#9,525
201677#10,523
201355#13,686
201066#11,913
200966#12,182
200888#9,690
200788#9,593
200655#13,624
20051010#7,544
200488#8,766
200355#12,394
20021111#6,440
200088#8,057
19991212#5,586
19981414#4,824
19978—#7,148
199610—#5,886
19958—#6,863
199412—#5,059
19939—#6,128
199211—#5,177
199111—#5,031
19909—#5,727
198916—#3,588
198814—#3,672
198716—#3,171
198612—#3,836
198511—#3,999
198413—#3,412
198316—#2,888
19828—#4,920
198112—#3,571
198019—#2,601
197922—#2,297
197817—#2,649
197717—#2,640
19767—#4,832
197515—#2,733
19749—#3,772
197316—#2,488
197220—#2,065
197125—#1,817
197025—#1,786
196914—#2,399
196823—#1,686
196719—#1,843
196616—#2,028
196522—#1,713
196418—#1,962
196331—#1,420
196232—#1,402
196128—#1,546
196018—#1,964
195926—#1,582
195839—#1,251
195736—#1,316
195630—#1,438
195531—#1,392
195436—#1,265
195333—#1,326
195247—#1,065
195130—#1,370
195041—#1,121
194934—#1,250
194829—#1,376
194729—#1,390
194624—#1,467
194533—#1,159
194425—#1,361
194327—#1,361
194244—#1,021
194143—#985
194035—#1,126
193935—#1,100
193836—#1,092
193737—#1,070
193640—#1,008
193534—#1,145
193441—#1,020
193334—#1,142
193246—#977
193149—#937
193067—#792
192968—#787
192873—#762
192782—#720
192666—#820
192555—#913
192449—#1,016
192362—#869
192249—#1,018
192139—#1,155
192042—#1,107
191949—#970
191851—#937
191755—#862
191670—#723
191565—#748
191439—#882
191321—#1,142
191231—#795
191118—#789
19108—#1,290
190914—#800
19086—#1,348
19078—#1,078
19068—#986
19055—#1,394
19046—#1,182
190310—#770
19025—#1,288
18987—#979
18965—#1,239
18925—#1,227
18876—#899
18825—#1,067