Tudor
About Tudor
Known as a British royal family line as well as a style of architecture, this name feels both solemn and formidable, but with an intriguing "dark-academia" feel to it too. Currently in the Top 1000 in England and Wales, it is also used in Romania and Moldova.
The name is of Welsh origin, derived from Toutorīx and Tewder, both relating to Theodore or Theodoric.
Pronounced TOO-der.
As of October 2026, Tudor ranked #13726 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4285 in 1921.
Editor's take: The name Tudor is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "gift from God; ruler of the people".
Popularity & trends
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 |
World rankings
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Tudor on lists
Famous Tudors
- Tudor Arghezi (born Ion N. Theodorescu)
Romanian poet
- Tudor Vladimirescu
Wallachian Romanian revolutionary
- Tudor Edward Ranasinghe Gunasekara
Sri Lankan politician and diplomat
- Constantin "Tudor" Măinescu
Romanian poet
- Tudor Boloni
production designer
- Avan Tudor Jogia
American actor
- Paul Tudor Jones II
American investor
- Denys Tudor Emil Roberts
British Hong Kong official and judge
- House of Tudor
English royal dynasty that produced six monarchs
Tudor in pop culture
- Tudor
style of architecture
- The Tudors
TV series about the English royal dynasty
- Sounds like 'tooter
' which is a slang term for a person that passes gas.