Rudolph is an established boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.
Rudolph is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,231 for boy births in the United States (and #9,026 across all names), given to 25 babies. Rudolph was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1927 (1,690 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,231 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,444 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,715 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,755 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,635 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,793 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,985 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,358 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,997 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,350 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,908 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,614 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,111 |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,806 |
| 2011 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,732 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,433 |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,262 |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,401 |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,711 |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,469 |
| 2005 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,838 |
| 2002 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,706 |
| 2001 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,499 |
| 2000 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,638 |
| 1999 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,685 |
| 1998 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,300 |
| 1997 | 76 | — | — | #1,437 |
| 1996 | 109 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1995 | 105 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1994 | 105 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1993 | 108 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1992 | 119 | — | — | #994 |
| 1991 | 131 | — | — | #928 |
| 1990 | 146 | — | — | #848 |
| 1989 | 183 | — | — | #732 |
| 1988 | 170 | — | — | #723 |
| 1987 | 156 | — | — | #731 |
| 1986 | 139 | — | — | #770 |
| 1985 | 157 | — | — | #705 |
| 1984 | 165 | — | — | #676 |
| 1983 | 175 | — | — | #647 |
| 1982 | 192 | — | — | #626 |
| 1981 | 170 | — | — | #660 |
| 1980 | 196 | — | — | #625 |
| 1979 | 189 | — | — | #624 |
| 1978 | 182 | — | — | #621 |
| 1977 | 181 | — | — | #624 |
| 1976 | 198 | — | — | #580 |
| 1975 | 188 | — | — | #588 |
| 1974 | 224 | — | #8,480 | #543 |
| 1973 | 220 | — | #9,454 | #536 |
| 1972 | 231 | — | — | #519 |
| 1971 | 275 | — | — | #485 |
| 1970 | 309 | — | — | #462 |
| 1969 | 250 | — | — | #486 |
| 1968 | 271 | — | — | #463 |
| 1967 | 276 | — | — | #452 |
| 1966 | 352 | — | — | #403 |
| 1965 | 328 | — | — | #426 |
| 1964 | 378 | — | — | #415 |
| 1963 | 412 | — | — | #395 |
| 1962 | 412 | — | — | #400 |
| 1961 | 414 | — | — | #392 |
| 1960 | 442 | — | — | #377 |
| 1959 | 458 | — | — | #366 |
| 1958 | 489 | — | — | #346 |
| 1957 | 572 | — | — | #319 |
| 1956 | 718 | — | — | #274 |
| 1955 | 660 | — | #5,120 | #281 |
| 1954 | 653 | — | — | #276 |
| 1953 | 745 | — | — | #253 |
| 1952 | 777 | — | — | #240 |
| 1951 | 836 | — | #6,082 | #228 |
| 1950 | 756 | — | — | #239 |
| 1949 | 822 | — | — | #223 |
| 1948 | 716 | — | — | #241 |
| 1947 | 696 | — | — | #249 |
| 1946 | 634 | — | #4,874 | #246 |
| 1945 | 579 | — | #5,130 | #235 |
| 1944 | 578 | — | #5,131 | #235 |
| 1943 | 664 | — | — | #221 |
| 1942 | 658 | — | — | #222 |
| 1941 | 600 | — | — | #220 |
| 1940 | 627 | — | #4,920 | #206 |
| 1939 | 587 | — | — | #208 |
| 1938 | 684 | — | — | #192 |
| 1937 | 630 | — | — | #197 |
| 1936 | 647 | — | — | #192 |
| 1935 | 745 | — | — | #181 |
| 1934 | 787 | — | #3,411 | #175 |
| 1933 | 853 | — | #4,145 | #167 |
| 1932 | 965 | — | #4,988 | #158 |
| 1931 | 1,115 | — | #2,409 | #146 |
| 1930 | 1,234 | — | #2,288 | #140 |
| 1929 | 1,230 | — | #3,105 | #140 |
| 1928 | 1,325 | — | #2,175 | #134 |
| 1927 | 1,700 | — | #3,250 | #110 |
| 1926 | 1,643 | — | #4,242 | #111 |
| 1925 | 1,252 | — | #2,917 | #136 |
| 1924 | 1,238 | — | #3,621 | #138 |
| 1923 | 1,303 | — | — | #128 |
| 1922 | 1,145 | — | — | #138 |
| 1921 | 967 | — | #4,383 | #157 |
| 1920 | 835 | — | #5,638 | #169 |
| 1919 | 802 | — | — | #170 |
| 1918 | 972 | — | #3,198 | #149 |
| 1917 | 952 | — | #4,507 | #141 |
| 1916 | 988 | — | — | #137 |
| 1915 | 980 | — | #4,184 | #135 |
| 1914 | 739 | — | #3,129 | #139 |
| 1913 | 565 | — | — | #139 |
| 1912 | 453 | — | — | #141 |
| 1911 | 217 | — | — | #155 |
| 1910 | 218 | — | — | #147 |
| 1909 | 173 | — | — | #148 |
| 1908 | 173 | — | — | #140 |
| 1907 | 135 | — | — | #162 |
| 1906 | 125 | — | — | #158 |
| 1905 | 132 | — | — | #156 |
| 1904 | 128 | — | — | #150 |
| 1903 | 120 | — | — | #153 |
| 1902 | 119 | — | — | #151 |
| 1901 | 87 | — | — | #172 |
| 1900 | 147 | — | — | #145 |
| 1899 | 100 | — | — | #153 |
| 1898 | 115 | — | — | #147 |
| 1897 | 109 | — | — | #147 |
| 1896 | 108 | — | — | #154 |
| 1895 | 106 | — | — | #147 |
| 1894 | 104 | — | — | #148 |
| 1893 | 101 | — | — | #149 |
| 1892 | 95 | — | — | #169 |
| 1891 | 68 | — | — | #187 |
| 1890 | 92 | — | — | #154 |
| 1889 | 83 | — | — | #165 |
| 1888 | 54 | — | — | #238 |
| 1887 | 71 | — | — | #178 |
| 1886 | 68 | — | — | #198 |
| 1885 | 70 | — | — | #189 |
| 1884 | 77 | — | — | #182 |
| 1883 | 61 | — | — | #196 |
| 1882 | 52 | — | — | #230 |
| 1881 | 62 | — | — | #186 |
| 1880 | 54 | — | — | #218 |