Rudy

Meaning and origin of Rudy

Popularity of Rudy in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1980.
• Over recent years, Rudy has been falling (−8.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rudy every 102 schools, all spellings combined.

Rudy in English-speaking countries

Rudy ranks 171^st in England and Wales and 247^th in Scotland, against 1,421^st in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  171^st boys’ name905 babies in 3 years1 boy in 913+11.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  247^th boys’ name49 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,223

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  310^th boys’ name15 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,698

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  583^rd boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,426

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  789^th boys’ name956 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,378+4.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,156^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,725

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  875^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,971

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ruddy5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rudy

• Richard
• Robert
• Raoul
• Otto
• Alyx
• Gautier
• Otis
• Wandrille
• Erik
• Derek
• Gary
• Archie

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin