Rudy has been given to about 51,402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Rudy ranks 739th among American boys in 2025, with 387 born that year. Its best year was 1960, when 837 babies were given the name, ranking 278th. The typical living American called Rudy is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.