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.

Rudolf

#2,459 most common boys' name of all time · #5,938 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1882–2024

Rank among boys
#2,459
Rank overall
#5,938 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
2,951
Since 2016
63
Peak year
1927 #719
Best rank
#719 1927
Girls Boys peak 82/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Rudolf first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 6 6 #10,964
2023 — 6 6 #10,850
2022 — 8 8 #9,019
2021 — 5 5 #12,199
2020 — 8 8 #8,762
2019 — 7 7 #9,779
2018 — 8 8 #8,834
2017 — 8 8 #8,866
2016 — 7 7 #9,691
2013 — 5 5 #12,175
2010 — 6 6 #10,805
2009 — 6 6 #11,026
2008 — 8 8 #9,038
2007 — 8 8 #8,940
2006 — 5 5 #12,099
2005 — 10 10 #7,123
2004 — 8 8 #8,175
2003 — 5 5 #10,937
2002 — 11 11 #6,104
2000 — 8 8 #7,447
1999 — 12 12 #5,331
1998 — 14 14 #4,668
1997 — 8 8 #6,645
1996 — 10 10 #5,563
1995 — 8 8 #6,436
1994 — 12 12 #4,829
1993 — 9 9 #5,791
1992 — 11 11 #4,895
1991 — 11 11 #4,784
1990 — 9 9 #5,406
1989 — 16 16 #3,467
1988 — 14 14 #3,548
1987 — 16 16 #3,090
1986 — 12 12 #3,671
1985 — 11 11 #3,827
1984 — 13 13 #3,286
1983 — 16 16 #2,802
1982 — 8 8 #4,624
1981 — 12 12 #3,436
1980 — 19 19 #2,553
1979 — 22 22 #2,244
1978 — 17 17 #2,580
1977 — 17 17 #2,575
1976 — 7 7 #4,463
1975 — 15 15 #2,653
1974 — 9 9 #3,594
1973 — 16 16 #2,423
1972 — 20 20 #2,031
1971 — 25 25 #1,794
1970 — 25 25 #1,751
1969 — 14 14 #2,325
1968 — 23 23 #1,662
1967 — 19 19 #1,821
1966 — 16 16 #1,983
1965 — 22 22 #1,684
1964 — 18 18 #1,921
1963 — 31 31 #1,413
1962 — 32 32 #1,391
1961 — 28 28 #1,529
1960 — 18 18 #1,922
1959 — 26 26 #1,568
1958 — 39 39 #1,243
1957 — 36 36 #1,308
1956 — 30 30 #1,429
1955 — 31 31 #1,383
1954 — 36 36 #1,253
1953 — 33 33 #1,318
1952 — 47 47 #1,058
1951 — 30 30 #1,354
1950 — 41 41 #1,113
1949 — 34 34 #1,238
1948 — 29 29 #1,358
1947 — 29 29 #1,373
1946 — 24 24 #1,451
1945 — 33 33 #1,151
1944 — 25 25 #1,343
1943 — 27 27 #1,350
1942 — 44 44 #1,015
1941 — 43 43 #981
1940 — 35 35 #1,119
1939 — 35 35 #1,092
1938 — 36 36 #1,085
1937 — 37 37 #1,064
1936 — 40 40 #999
1935 — 34 34 #1,133
1934 — 41 41 #1,013
1933 — 34 34 #1,134
1932 — 46 46 #969
1931 — 49 49 #932
1930 — 67 67 #791
1929 — 68 68 #783
1928 — 73 73 #757
1927 — 82 82 #719
1926 — 66 66 #816
1925 — 55 55 #913
1924 — 49 49 #1,009
1923 — 62 62 #869
1922 — 49 49 #1,018
1921 — 39 39 #1,145
1920 — 42 42 #1,101
1919 — 49 49 #964
1918 — 51 51 #940
1917 — 55 55 #862
1916 — 70 70 #721
1915 — 65 65 #749
1914 — 39 39 #877
1913 — 21 21 #1,132
1912 — 31 31 #795
1911 — 18 18 #781
1910 — 8 8 #1,257
1909 — 14 14 #789
1908 — 6 6 #1,283
1907 — 8 8 #1,058
1906 — 8 8 #981
1905 — 5 5 #1,312
1904 — 6 6 #1,135
1903 — 10 10 #770
1902 — 5 5 #1,225
1898 — 7 7 #964
1896 — 5 5 #1,203
1892 — 5 5 #1,175
1887 — 6 6 #904
1882 — 5 5 #1,083