How Many People Are Named Rudi?
An estimated 1,137 people in the United States have the first name Rudi. It is used for both genders, with 61.3% male. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Rudi peaked in popularity in 1986 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rudi 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 Rudi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rudi is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,137
About 1 in 301,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.3% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1986
41 births
Total Registered
1,228
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rudi
Rudi is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.3%) and females (38.7%). Out of 1,228 total births registered, 753 were male and 475 were female.
Rudi as a male name
Ranked #10,673 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (19 births)
Rudi as a female name
Ranked #6,855 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (27 births)
Rudi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rudi span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 270 babies were registered. While Rudi is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rudi by Decade
How has Rudi 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.
Rudi by State
Birth registrations for Rudi span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, California. On average, about 32 Rudis were registered per state.
Rudi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rudi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rudi
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rudi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rudi?
We estimate approximately 1,137 people named Rudi 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 301,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Rudi a common name?
Rudi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,228 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rudi most popular?
Rudi reached peak popularity in 1986, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rudi is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rudi a male name?
Rudi is predominantly male. 61.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rudi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rudi Smith, Rudi Johnson, Rudi 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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