How Many People Are Named Rudyard?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Rudyard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Rudyard peaked in popularity in 1914 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rudyard 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 Rudyard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rudyard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1914
7 births
Total Registered
42
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rudyard
Rudyard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 42 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rudyard as a male name
Ranked #7,721 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1914 (7 births)
Rudyard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rudyard span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 11 babies were registered. Rudyard remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rudyard by Decade
How has Rudyard 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.
Rudyard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rudyard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rudyard
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rudyard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rudyard?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Rudyard 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Rudyard a common name?
Rudyard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rudyard most popular?
Rudyard reached peak popularity in 1914, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rudyard is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rudyard a male name?
Rudyard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rudyard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rudyard Smith, Rudyard Johnson, Rudyard 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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