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Rudolf
OriginSpelling variation of Rudolph, German
Meaning"famous wolf"
About Rudolf
You've got the red-nosed reindeer to transcend, but there are other distinguished personages named Rudolph, Rudolf, and Rudy.
Pronounced ROO-dolf.
As of October 2026, Rudolf ranked #12029 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #720 in 1927.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Rudolf on lists
Famous Rudolfs
- Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner
Austrian philosopher and polymath
- Rudolf Christoph Eucken
German philosopher, winner of the Nobel Prize
- Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer
German physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize
- Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba
Slovakian Holocaust survivor
- (Otto Wilhelm) Rudolf Caracciola
German racing driver
- Rudolf Wolters
German architect
- Rudolf Maister
Slovene military officer and poet
- (Johann) Rudolf Rocker
German anarchist
- Rudolf Witzig
German WWII officer
- Rudolf Karl Bultmann
German theologian
Rudolf in pop culture
- Rudolf Rassendyll
main character in Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
- Rudolf Wernicke
character in the game "Outlast"
Rudolf in blog posts
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