Rudolf Name Popularity

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How popular is Rudolf?

Ranking 9,448th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rudolf is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rudolf has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #719 was reached in 1927 with 82 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rudolf in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rudolf occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, 1924-1927, and 1976-1979, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1930-1933, and 1957-1960.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Rudolf be?

For a number of years, the name Rudolf has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Rudolf has risen.

The name Rudolf is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rudolf has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Rudolf (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8	9,448
2017		8	9,488
2016		7	10,504
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		5	13,661
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		6	11,906
2009		6	12,172
2008		8	9,686
2007		8	9,589
2006		5	13,612
2005		10	7,537
2004		8	8,761
2003		5	12,388
2002		11	6,438
2001		< 5	--
2000		8	8,054
1999		12	5,586
1998		14	4,823
1997		8	7,145
1996		10	5,883
1995		8	6,861
1994		12	5,058
1993		9	6,124
1992		11	5,177
1991		11	5,029
1990		9	5,724
1989		16	3,588
1988		14	3,668
1987		16	3,169
1986		12	3,834
1985		11	3,997
1984		13	3,407
1983		16	2,887
1982		8	4,917
1981		12	3,570
1980		19	2,600
1979		22	2,297
1978		17	2,648
1977		17	2,643
1976		7	4,828
1975		15	2,738
1974		9	3,771
1973		16	2,487
1972		20	2,063
1971		25	1,814
1970		25	1,788
1969		14	2,399
1968		23	1,686
1967		19	1,841
1966		16	2,028
1965		22	1,712
1964		18	1,962
1963		31	1,418
1962		30	1,446
1961		28	1,543
1960		18	1,964
1959		26	1,585
1958		39	1,247
1957		36	1,318
1956		30	1,440
1955		31	1,392
1954		36	1,266
1953		33	1,327
1952		47	1,065
1951		30	1,370
1950		41	1,122
1949		34	1,249
1948		29	1,375
1947		29	1,390
1946		24	1,468
1945		33	1,159
1944		25	1,362
1943		27	1,361
1942		44	1,021
1941		43	985
1940		35	1,127
1939		35	1,101
1938		36	1,093
1937		37	1,071
1936		40	1,007
1935		34	1,144
1934		41	1,020
1933		34	1,143
1932		46	977
1931		49	937
1930		67	793
1929		68	787
1928		73	762
1927		82	719
1926		66	820
1925		55	913
1924		49	1,016
1923		62	869
1922		49	1,018
1921		39	1,154
1920		42	1,107
1919		49	970
1918		51	937
1917		55	862
1916		70	723
1915		65	748
1914		39	882
1913		21	1,142
1912		31	795
1911		18	789
1910		8	1,290
1909		14	800
1908		6	1,348
1907		8	1,078
1906		8	986
1905		5	1,394
1904		6	1,182
1903		10	770
1902		5	1,288
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		7	979
1897		< 5	--
1896		5	1,239
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		5	1,227
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	899
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		5	1,067
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.