RUDY  

Gender: M
Origin: German, diminutive of RUDOLPH
Meaning: "famous wolf"

Popularity in 2008: #632

Some style currency, thanks to 9/11 hero Giuliani, and the fact that Jude Law used it for his son.

Variations:
Rudie, Roody, Rudi, Rude, Ruedi, Ruddie, Rudey, Ruda, Ruddy

Rudy is being discussed in our message boards:

• Modelicious
• Favorite names for boys? A-Z
• Obsessive Teen Name Loving(:
• Need an unusual super cool Jewish name
• Need a Cool First Name

Read Nameberry blog posts about Rudy:

• OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!
• FROM BERTHA TO ANGINA: One Mom's (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name
• NEW YORK BABY NAMES
• DANIEL: NEW KING OF NAMES?