Rudy is an established boys' name that peaked in 1960 and has grown less common since.
Rudy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #739 among boys (354) and #4,334 among girls (33) — overall #1,409 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 387 | 387 | #4,334 | #739 |
| 2024 | 325 | 325 | #6,355 | #818 |
| 2023 | 316 | 316 | #6,125 | #830 |
| 2022 | 300 | 300 | #9,555 | #843 |
| 2021 | 308 | 308 | #7,203 | #821 |
| 2020 | 284 | 284 | #7,166 | #851 |
| 2019 | 281 | 281 | #5,429 | #865 |
| 2018 | 289 | 289 | #7,357 | #822 |
| 2017 | 263 | 263 | #7,043 | #875 |
| 2016 | 277 | 277 | #8,319 | #860 |
| 2015 | 274 | 274 | #12,791 | #846 |
| 2014 | 262 | 262 | #18,700 | #862 |
| 2013 | 280 | 280 | #12,930 | #804 |
| 2012 | 297 | 297 | #10,299 | #792 |
| 2011 | 315 | 315 | #19,017 | #733 |
| 2010 | 319 | 319 | #11,089 | #740 |
| 2009 | 332 | 332 | #19,638 | #724 |
| 2008 | 399 | 399 | #11,440 | #632 |
| 2007 | 334 | 334 | — | #699 |
| 2006 | 390 | 390 | #8,626 | #628 |
| 2005 | 389 | 389 | — | #584 |
| 2004 | 431 | 431 | #9,161 | #550 |
| 2003 | 406 | 406 | #10,278 | #565 |
| 2002 | 412 | 412 | #7,365 | #560 |
| 2001 | 421 | 421 | #14,949 | #530 |
| 2000 | 394 | 394 | #11,565 | #547 |
| 1999 | 421 | 421 | #11,158 | #515 |
| 1998 | 413 | 413 | #7,442 | #521 |
| 1997 | 492 | — | #10,593 | #457 |
| 1996 | 481 | — | #5,477 | #474 |
| 1995 | 508 | — | #5,391 | #461 |
| 1994 | 537 | — | #5,648 | #437 |
| 1993 | 536 | — | #4,775 | #432 |
| 1992 | 619 | — | #5,216 | #383 |
| 1991 | 582 | — | #4,960 | #407 |
| 1990 | 622 | — | #4,828 | #386 |
| 1989 | 618 | — | #4,337 | #375 |
| 1988 | 606 | — | #3,666 | #357 |
| 1987 | 576 | — | #4,831 | #349 |
| 1986 | 584 | — | #3,337 | #346 |
| 1985 | 532 | — | #4,604 | #358 |
| 1984 | 504 | — | #7,980 | #363 |
| 1983 | 512 | — | #7,871 | #353 |
| 1982 | 542 | — | #7,335 | #349 |
| 1981 | 520 | — | — | #346 |
| 1980 | 505 | — | #6,664 | #360 |
| 1979 | 552 | — | #6,579 | #336 |
| 1978 | 560 | — | #7,476 | #319 |
| 1977 | 556 | — | #5,456 | #333 |
| 1976 | 509 | — | #5,942 | #345 |
| 1975 | 478 | — | #10,232 | #355 |
| 1974 | 451 | — | — | #363 |
| 1973 | 467 | — | #4,787 | #361 |
| 1972 | 483 | — | #6,425 | #355 |
| 1971 | 466 | — | #5,046 | #378 |
| 1970 | 489 | — | #5,726 | #372 |
| 1969 | 541 | — | #4,373 | #342 |
| 1968 | 524 | — | #5,536 | #338 |
| 1967 | 577 | — | #5,347 | #310 |
| 1966 | 551 | — | #4,422 | #321 |
| 1965 | 598 | — | #6,372 | #313 |
| 1964 | 607 | — | #7,595 | #318 |
| 1963 | 712 | — | #5,779 | #291 |
| 1962 | 691 | — | #3,740 | #297 |
| 1961 | 790 | — | #7,348 | #279 |
| 1960 | 837 | — | #6,262 | #278 |
| 1959 | 797 | — | #3,399 | #282 |
| 1958 | 745 | — | #5,304 | #282 |
| 1957 | 776 | — | #3,645 | #275 |
| 1956 | 737 | — | #4,405 | #271 |
| 1955 | 677 | — | #4,323 | #277 |
| 1954 | 684 | — | #3,299 | #272 |
| 1953 | 640 | — | #4,184 | #278 |
| 1952 | 653 | — | #5,448 | #272 |
| 1951 | 662 | — | #3,672 | #263 |
| 1950 | 619 | — | #4,662 | #266 |
| 1949 | 727 | — | #4,177 | #243 |
| 1948 | 712 | — | #5,154 | #243 |
| 1947 | 767 | — | #3,037 | #235 |
| 1946 | 637 | — | #3,393 | #247 |
| 1945 | 511 | — | — | #256 |
| 1944 | 563 | — | #2,917 | #244 |
| 1943 | 564 | — | #3,211 | #254 |
| 1942 | 478 | — | — | #276 |
| 1941 | 464 | — | #3,889 | #260 |
| 1940 | 435 | — | #3,461 | #273 |
| 1939 | 434 | — | #3,373 | #263 |
| 1938 | 490 | — | #2,899 | #244 |
| 1937 | 350 | — | #4,188 | #291 |
| 1936 | 398 | — | #3,062 | #275 |
| 1935 | 438 | — | #3,379 | #260 |
| 1934 | 477 | — | #3,412 | #246 |
| 1933 | 402 | — | #4,146 | #267 |
| 1932 | 429 | — | #3,019 | #268 |
| 1931 | 432 | — | #3,179 | #268 |
| 1930 | 444 | — | #3,986 | #270 |
| 1929 | 398 | — | #2,712 | #282 |
| 1928 | 332 | — | #3,704 | #311 |
| 1927 | 367 | — | #2,831 | #306 |
| 1926 | 375 | — | #3,510 | #299 |
| 1925 | 217 | — | #3,971 | #414 |
| 1924 | 218 | — | #3,118 | #423 |
| 1923 | 174 | — | #3,913 | #475 |
| 1922 | 146 | — | #5,665 | #524 |
| 1921 | 109 | — | — | #606 |
| 1920 | 118 | — | #4,329 | #599 |
| 1919 | 97 | — | #3,755 | #655 |
| 1918 | 108 | — | #2,992 | #627 |
| 1917 | 113 | — | #5,212 | #570 |
| 1916 | 110 | — | #3,871 | #564 |
| 1915 | 112 | — | #3,735 | #548 |
| 1914 | 67 | — | #2,834 | #664 |
| 1913 | 72 | — | #3,123 | #534 |
| 1912 | 47 | — | #2,321 | #689 |
| 1911 | 36 | — | — | #496 |
| 1910 | 26 | — | — | #566 |
| 1909 | 22 | — | — | #570 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | — | #740 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | — | #989 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #541 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #804 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #725 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #784 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #930 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #726 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #967 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #758 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #850 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #900 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #832 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,068 |