Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dudley

#1,057 most common boys' name of all time · #2,518 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,057
Rank overall
#2,518 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
11,988
Since 2016
91
Peak year
1931 #329
Best rank
#292 1881
Girls Boys peak 286/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dudley is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 6 6 #10,705
2024 — 9 9 #8,319
2023 — 12 12 #6,901
2022 — 7 7 #9,831
2021 — 8 8 #8,833
2020 — 8 8 #8,743
2019 — 10 10 #7,645
2018 — 7 7 #9,682
2017 — 12 12 #6,693
2016 — 12 12 #6,731
2015 — 7 7 #9,579
2014 — 8 8 #8,787
2013 — 7 7 #9,670
2012 — 11 11 #7,053
2011 — 14 14 #5,949
2010 — 9 9 #8,147
2009 — 5 5 #12,516
2008 — 11 11 #7,190
2007 — 8 8 #8,923
2006 — 13 13 #6,100
2005 — 13 13 #5,883
2004 — 10 10 #6,985
2003 — 14 14 #5,275
2002 — 10 10 #6,526
2001 — 9 9 #6,944
2000 — 14 14 #5,042
1999 — 17 17 #4,166
1998 — 14 14 #4,653
1997 — 12 12 #4,967
1996 — 25 25 #2,913
1995 — 21 21 #3,196
1994 — 15 15 #4,099
1993 — 23 23 #2,947
1992 — 19 19 #3,339
1991 — 23 23 #2,831
1990 — 30 30 #2,310
1989 — 35 35 #2,029
1988 — 20 20 #2,769
1987 — 24 24 #2,337
1986 — 25 25 #2,229
1985 — 33 33 #1,795
1984 — 27 27 #1,980
1983 — 33 33 #1,715
1982 — 26 26 #2,062
1981 — 34 34 #1,697
1980 — 34 34 #1,697
1979 — 25 25 #2,051
1978 — 32 32 #1,688
1977 — 34 34 #1,608
1976 — 25 25 #1,935
1975 — 49 49 #1,210
1974 — 35 35 #1,472
1973 — 48 48 #1,187
1972 — 55 55 #1,099
1971 — 52 52 #1,138
1970 — 56 56 #1,094
1969 — 68 68 #920
1968 — 61 61 #933
1967 — 83 83 #799
1966 — 72 72 #855
1965 — 97 97 #751
1964 — 105 105 #749
1963 — 135 135 #674
1962 — 133 133 #674
1961 — 135 135 #671
1960 — 150 150 #636
1959 — 146 146 #640
1958 — 191 191 #559
1957 — 159 159 #608
1956 — 181 181 #565
1955 — 173 173 #561
1954 — 197 197 #518
1953 — 192 192 #505
1952 — 210 210 #485
1951 — 199 199 #480
1950 6 211 217 #454
1949 5 185 190 #487
1948 — 206 206 #464
1947 — 224 224 #448
1946 — 171 171 #492
1945 — 154 154 #485
1944 9 159 168 #480
1943 — 185 185 #464
1942 — 182 182 #459
1941 7 176 183 #439
1940 — 156 156 #462
1939 6 164 170 #447
1938 — 149 149 #475
1937 5 157 162 #446
1936 — 164 164 #441
1935 — 173 173 #426
1934 6 190 196 #399
1933 — 169 169 #419
1932 — 204 204 #393
1931 7 279 286 #329
1930 7 207 214 #406
1929 5 185 190 #434
1928 9 181 190 #446
1927 — 192 192 #441
1926 — 237 237 #379
1925 5 188 193 #439
1924 5 202 207 #432
1923 — 215 215 #409
1922 — 180 180 #461
1921 7 185 192 #452
1920 — 199 199 #425
1919 — 192 192 #423
1918 8 187 195 #428
1917 5 196 201 #404
1916 6 184 190 #410
1915 7 167 174 #417
1914 5 143 148 #399
1913 — 103 103 #425
1912 — 113 113 #365
1911 — 41 41 #458
1910 — 36 36 #457
1909 — 25 25 #523
1908 — 34 34 #406
1907 — 46 46 #315
1906 — 32 32 #381
1905 — 31 31 #373
1904 — 29 29 #383
1903 — 35 35 #320
1902 — 21 21 #467
1901 — 26 26 #367
1900 — 33 33 #387
1899 — 26 26 #358
1898 — 25 25 #396
1897 — 24 24 #388
1896 — 27 27 #370
1895 — 23 23 #404
1894 — 34 34 #302
1893 — 25 25 #362
1892 — 27 27 #373
1891 — 24 24 #352
1890 — 18 18 #424
1889 — 30 30 #320
1888 — 30 30 #337
1887 — 23 23 #346
1886 — 24 24 #352
1885 — 28 28 #321
1884 — 26 26 #347
1883 — 24 24 #339
1882 — 28 28 #327
1881 — 30 30 #292
1880 — 27 27 #330