Is Rudi a boy or girl name?

Rudi is a unisex name. Of the 1,246 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 38.9% were girls and 61.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2004, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Rudi

Recorded 1931–2025 · United States

Rudi was most popular in 1986, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,846 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,246 people named Rudi.

Rudi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rudi’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rudi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rudi is a unisex name — 38.9% of the 1,246 Americans given it were girls and 61.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2004 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 61% girls and 39% boys.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Rudi

Where Rudi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.7×

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