Is Rudra a boy or girl name?

Rudra is a boy’s name. Of the 1,795 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.

Rudra

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Rudra was most popular in 2025, when 152 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,667 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,667, with 152 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,795 people named Rudra.

Rudra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rudra’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rudra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rudra is a boy’s name — 1.8% of the 1,795 Americans given it were girls and 98.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Rudra

Where Rudra is most concentrated

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

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