How Many People Are Named Rudie?
An estimated 126 people in the United States have the first name Rudie. It is used for both genders, with 66.8% male. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Rudie peaked in popularity in 1986 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rudie 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 Rudie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
126
About 1 in 2,720,273 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
66.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1986
10 births
Total Registered
214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rudie
Rudie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (66.8%) and females (33.2%). Out of 214 total births registered, 143 were male and 71 were female.
Rudie as a male name
Ranked #9,548 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1947 (9 births)
Rudie as a female name
Ranked #14,892 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (10 births)
Rudie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rudie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 43 babies were registered. While Rudie is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rudie by Decade
How has Rudie 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.
Rudie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rudie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rudie
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rudie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rudie?
We estimate approximately 126 people named Rudie 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 2,720,273 Americans share this first name.
Is Rudie a common name?
Rudie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rudie most popular?
Rudie reached peak popularity in 1986, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rudie is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rudie a male name?
Rudie is predominantly male. 66.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rudie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rudie Smith, Rudie Johnson, Rudie 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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