How Many People Are Named Dude?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Dude. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Dude peaked in popularity in 1918 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dude as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dude paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dude is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1918
8 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dude
Dude is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dude as a male name
Ranked #4,914 in 1970
5 male births in 1970
Peak: 1918 (8 births)
Dude: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dude span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 28 babies were registered. Dude has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dude by Decade
How has Dude tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dude + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dude as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dude
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dude: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dude?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Dude are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Dude a common name?
Dude is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dude most popular?
Dude reached peak popularity in 1918, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dude is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dude a male name?
Dude is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dude Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dude Smith, Dude Johnson, Dude Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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