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Rudy
OriginGerman, short form of Rudolph
Meaning"famous wolf"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#2486
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About Rudy
The name Rudy peaked for girls at #2321 in 1912. Rudy is also used for boys, ranking #739 in 2025.
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 | #4,334 | 33 | 20.5 |
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- Rudy Hazel Blake (b. 2017)
daughter of Hamish Blake and Zoë Foster Blake
Rudy in pop culture
- Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable
"The Cosby Show" TV daughter
- Rudy Steiner
a character from The Book Thief
- Rudy
name of the dinasour in "Ice age: Dawn of the dinasours"
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