Is Rudell a boy or girl name?

Rudell is a unisex name. Of the 772 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 49.0% were girls and 51.0% were boys. It changed hands in 1929, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Rudell

Recorded 1910–1992 · United States

Rudell was most popular in 1926, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,608 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 772 people named Rudell.

Rudell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rudell’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rudell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rudell is a unisex name — 49.0% of the 772 Americans given it were girls and 51.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1929 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org