Rudolph Name Popularity

Charts | Table | About | By Year

How popular is Rudolph?

Ranking 3,343rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rudolph is rare.

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

Its highest popularity ranking of #110 was reached in 1927 with 1,687 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rudolph in any given year was 32 in 2010.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rudolph occurred roughly during the years 1886-1890, 1897-1900, 1905-1915, and 1919-1926, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1927-1934, 1955-1958, 1994-1997, and 2003-2007.

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

How popular will Rudolph be?

For a number of years, the name Rudolph has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Rudolph has remained about the same.

The name Rudolph is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

Mouse over or Click

for Percentages.

		Rudolph (Girl)		Rudolph (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	34	3,343
2017		< 5	--	40	2,989
2016		< 5	--	34	3,347
2015		< 5	--	41	2,900
2014		< 5	--	47	2,609
2013		< 5	--	36	3,110
2012		< 5	--	43	2,802
2011		< 5	--	44	2,728
2010		< 5	--	32	3,429
2009		< 5	--	35	3,261
2008		< 5	--	54	2,399
2007		< 5	--	45	2,710
2006		< 5	--	50	2,469
2005		< 5	--	58	2,125
2004		< 5	--	59	2,047
2003		< 5	--	65	1,837
2002		< 5	--	69	1,703
2001		< 5	--	81	1,511
2000		< 5	--	72	1,638
1999		< 5	--	62	1,705
1998		< 5	--	92	1,300
1997		< 5	--	76	1,437
1996		< 5	--	109	1,105
1995		< 5	--	105	1,120
1994		< 5	--	105	1,103
1993		< 5	--	108	1,076
1992		< 5	--	119	994
1991		< 5	--	131	927
1990		< 5	--	146	847
1989		< 5	--	183	732
1988		< 5	--	169	725
1987		< 5	--	156	731
1986		< 5	--	139	770
1985		< 5	--	157	704
1984		< 5	--	165	676
1983		< 5	--	178	645
1982		< 5	--	192	625
1981		< 5	--	170	660
1980		< 5	--	196	625
1979		< 5	--	190	623
1978		< 5	--	182	620
1977		< 5	--	181	624
1976		< 5	--	199	577
1975		< 5	--	188	588
1974		6	8,475	217	546
1973		5	9,451	215	536
1972		< 5	--	231	520
1971		< 5	--	275	484
1970		< 5	--	309	462
1969		< 5	--	251	485
1968		< 5	--	270	464
1967		< 5	--	276	452
1966		< 5	--	352	404
1965		< 5	--	329	426
1964		< 5	--	378	414
1963		< 5	--	411	396
1962		< 5	--	412	400
1961		< 5	--	413	393
1960		< 5	--	442	376
1959		< 5	--	459	366
1958		< 5	--	486	347
1957		< 5	--	568	320
1956		< 5	--	720	274
1955		7	5,121	654	279
1954		< 5	--	652	276
1953		< 5	--	745	253
1952		< 5	--	777	240
1951		5	6,080	831	228
1950		< 5	--	756	239
1949		< 5	--	822	223
1948		< 5	--	716	241
1947		< 5	--	696	249
1946		6	4,872	628	246
1945		5	5,130	572	235
1944		5	5,132	573	235
1943		< 5	--	664	221
1942		< 5	--	657	222
1941		< 5	--	600	220
1940		5	4,918	623	206
1939		< 5	--	588	208
1938		< 5	--	683	192
1937		< 5	--	630	197
1936		< 5	--	647	192
1935		< 5	--	745	181
1934		8	3,409	779	175
1933		6	4,145	848	167
1932		5	4,988	958	159
1931		13	2,409	1,101	146
1930		15	2,287	1,219	140
1929		10	3,104	1,220	140
1928		17	2,174	1,308	134
1927		10	3,251	1,687	110
1926		7	4,241	1,636	111
1925		12	2,918	1,243	136
1924		9	3,622	1,229	138
1923		< 5	--	1,303	128
1922		< 5	--	1,145	138
1921		7	4,383	960	157
1920		5	5,637	830	169
1919		< 5	--	803	170
1918		10	3,198	962	149
1917		6	4,507	946	141
1916		< 5	--	988	137
1915		6	4,184	974	135
1914		7	3,129	732	139
1913		< 5	--	565	139
1912		< 5	--	453	141
1911		< 5	--	217	155
1910		< 5	--	218	147
1909		< 5	--	173	148
1908		< 5	--	173	140
1907		< 5	--	135	162
1906		< 5	--	125	158
1905		< 5	--	132	156
1904		< 5	--	128	150
1903		< 5	--	120	153
1902		< 5	--	119	151
1901		< 5	--	87	172
1900		< 5	--	147	145
1899		< 5	--	100	153
1898		< 5	--	115	147
1897		< 5	--	109	147
1896		< 5	--	108	154
1895		< 5	--	106	147
1894		< 5	--	104	148
1893		< 5	--	101	149
1892		< 5	--	95	169
1891		< 5	--	68	187
1890		< 5	--	92	154
1889		< 5	--	83	165
1888		< 5	--	54	238
1887		< 5	--	71	178
1886		< 5	--	68	198
1885		< 5	--	70	189
1884		< 5	--	77	182
1883		< 5	--	61	196
1882		< 5	--	52	230
1881		< 5	--	62	186
1880		< 5	--	54	218

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.