Rudy

German, diminutive of Rudolph

"famous wolf"

Rudy Origin and Meaning

The name Rudy is a boy's name of German origin meaning "famous wolf".

Rudy has a bit of style currency, thanks to the fact that Jude Law used it for his son. It has been consistently in the Top 1000 for as long as Social Security records have been tallied, as opposed to parent name Rudolph, which, perhaps due to the reindeer, hasn't been heard from in some time.

Some people still remember Rudy as a young girl character on The Cosby Show; it appeared again on The Practice, where Judge Rudy Fox was a female.

The titular protagonist of the 1993 film Rudy was a male.

Rudy Rank in US Top 1000

# 853 in the US

Rudy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 399 on Nameberry

Rudy Popularity

• 853 US 2022
• 399 Nameberry 2024
• 207 England 2021
• 100 Dogs 2022

20 Names Similar to Rudy

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• Woody
• Rudy
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• Gabe
• Huey
• Bruno
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• Sonny
• Howe
• Ziggy
• Aruna
• Ulf
• Trudy
• Freddie
• Kiyoshi
• Oskar
• Carsen
• Sidney
• Danner
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Famous People Named Rudy

• Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani American politician, former New York City mayor
• Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger American college football player and subject of movie "Rudy"
• Rudolph "Rudy" Cornelius Wiedoeft American saxophonist
• Hubert Prior "Rudy" Vallée American singer/actor (renamed himself after Rudy Wiedoeft)
• Rudy Gatlin singer in American country music group The Gatlin Brothers
• Rudy Sarzo Cuban hard rock bassist for Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne
• Rudy Kay (born Jean Louis Cormier), Canadian professional wrestler
• Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. American basketball player
• Preston Rudolph "Rudy" York American baseball player
• Carlos Wilson "Rudy" Cachicote da Rocha Angolan footballer
• Rudy Law son of actors Jude Law and Sadie Frost
• Rudy Pankow American actor

Rudy in Pop Culture

• Rudy Steiner character in Markus Zuzak's "The Book Thief"
• Rudy Lom character on TV's "Almost Human"
• Rudy Tabootie. character in animated series "ChalkZone"
• Rudy Wade character on British TV series "Misfits"
• Rudy character on the "Pokemon" TV series
• Rudy dinosaur in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
• Rudy clone on the TV show ''Orphan Black''
• Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger main character in the film Rudy
• Rudolph 'Rudy' Stieblitz character in "Bob's Burgers"
• "rudy" means redhead in Polish