Rudy

Rudy

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Dutch

Rudy first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 142 babies (rank #135 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rudy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rudy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,377

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

142

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	54	#213
1956	74	#186
1957	72	#190
1958	83	#186
1959	82	#187
1960	129	#137
1961	120	#150
1962	112	#160
1963	126	#153
1964	121	#159
1965	114	#168
1966	111	#169
1967	98	#185
1968	86	#202
1969	82	#211
1970	82	#214
1971	66	#241
1972	71	#222
1973	74	#205
1974	60	#242
1975	66	#220
1976	65	#218
1977	140	#128
1978	109	#156
1979	94	#177
1980	120	#148
1981	142	#135
1982	91	#179
1983	75	#202
1984	74	#208
1985	65	#234
1986	67	#236
1987	52	#291
1988	48	#307
1989	33	#409
1990	43	#360
1991	27	#476
1992	33	#426
1993	25	#493
1994	13	#676
1995	17	#588
1996	14	#660
1997	11	#721
1998	15	#640
1999	9	#815
2000	19	#581
2001	9	#828
2002	5	#1,037
2003	8	#861
2004	7	#886
2005	5	#1,016
2006	6	#934
2007	4	#1,103
2008	4	#1,100
2009	2	#1,335
2010	2	#1,290
2011	2	#1,198
2012	6	#886
2013	2	#1,227

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#213

1956

#186

1957

#190

1958

#186

1959

#187

1960

129

#137

1961

120

#150

1962

112

#160

1963

126

#153

1964

121

#159

1965

114

#168

1966

111

#169

1967

#185

1968

#202

1969

#211

1970

#214

1971

#241

1972

#222

1973

#205

1974

#242

1975

#220

1976

#218

1977

140

#128

1978

109

#156

1979

#177

1980

120

#148

1981

142

#135

1982

#179

1983

#202

1984

#208

1985

#234

1986

#236

1987

#291

1988

#307

1989

#409

1990

#360

1991

#476

1992

#426

1993

#493

1994

#676

1995

#588

1996

#660

1997

#721

1998

#640

1999

#815

2000

#581

2001

#828

2002

#1,037

2003

#861

2004

#886

2005

#1,016

2006

#934

2007

#1,103

2008

#1,100

2009

#1,335

2010

#1,290

2011

#1,198

2012

#886

2013

#1,227

Numerology of Rudy

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rudy

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Year-by-Year Detail