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.

Rudolph

#491 most common boys' name of all time · #1,057 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#491
Rank overall
#1,057 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
53,638
Since 2016
319
Peak year
1927 #110
Best rank
#110 1927
Girls Boys peak 1,700/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rudolph 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 — 25 25 #4,141
2024 — 34 34 #3,395
2023 — 22 22 #4,611
2022 — 30 30 #3,693
2021 — 31 31 #3,583
2020 — 28 28 #3,735
2019 — 41 41 #2,943
2018 — 34 34 #3,301
2017 — 40 40 #2,952
2016 — 34 34 #3,293
2015 — 41 41 #2,864
2014 — 47 47 #2,582
2013 — 36 36 #3,062
2012 — 43 43 #2,772
2011 — 44 44 #2,701
2010 — 32 32 #3,378
2009 — 35 35 #3,223
2008 — 54 54 #2,376
2007 — 45 45 #2,684
2006 — 50 50 #2,449
2005 — 58 58 #2,114
2004 — 59 59 #2,024
2003 — 65 65 #1,816
2002 — 69 69 #1,694
2001 — 82 82 #1,484
2000 — 72 72 #1,629
1999 — 63 63 #1,671
1998 — 92 92 #1,297
1997 — 76 76 #1,423
1996 — 109 109 #1,101
1995 — 105 105 #1,108
1994 — 105 105 #1,097
1993 — 108 108 #1,072
1992 — 119 119 #987
1991 — 131 131 #922
1990 — 146 146 #847
1989 — 183 183 #730
1988 — 170 170 #721
1987 — 156 156 #730
1986 — 139 139 #770
1985 — 157 157 #702
1984 — 165 165 #676
1983 — 175 175 #647
1982 — 192 192 #625
1981 — 170 170 #660
1980 — 196 196 #624
1979 — 189 189 #623
1978 — 182 182 #618
1977 — 181 181 #623
1976 — 198 198 #578
1975 — 188 188 #588
1974 6 218 224 #543
1973 5 215 220 #536
1972 — 231 231 #517
1971 — 275 275 #484
1970 — 309 309 #462
1969 — 250 250 #485
1968 — 271 271 #462
1967 — 276 276 #452
1966 — 352 352 #402
1965 — 328 328 #426
1964 — 378 378 #414
1963 — 412 412 #394
1962 — 412 412 #399
1961 — 414 414 #392
1960 — 442 442 #376
1959 — 458 458 #366
1958 — 489 489 #346
1957 — 572 572 #319
1956 — 718 718 #274
1955 7 653 660 #281
1954 — 653 653 #276
1953 — 745 745 #253
1952 — 777 777 #240
1951 5 831 836 #228
1950 — 756 756 #239
1949 — 822 822 #223
1948 — 716 716 #241
1947 — 696 696 #249
1946 6 628 634 #246
1945 5 574 579 #235
1944 5 573 578 #235
1943 — 664 664 #221
1942 — 658 658 #222
1941 — 600 600 #220
1940 5 622 627 #206
1939 — 587 587 #208
1938 — 684 684 #192
1937 — 630 630 #197
1936 — 647 647 #192
1935 — 745 745 #181
1934 8 779 787 #175
1933 6 847 853 #167
1932 5 960 965 #159
1931 13 1,102 1,115 #146
1930 15 1,219 1,234 #140
1929 10 1,220 1,230 #140
1928 17 1,308 1,325 #134
1927 10 1,690 1,700 #110
1926 7 1,636 1,643 #111
1925 12 1,240 1,252 #136
1924 9 1,229 1,238 #138
1923 — 1,303 1,303 #128
1922 — 1,145 1,145 #138
1921 7 960 967 #157
1920 5 830 835 #169
1919 — 802 802 #170
1918 10 962 972 #149
1917 6 946 952 #141
1916 — 988 988 #137
1915 6 974 980 #135
1914 7 732 739 #139
1913 — 565 565 #138
1912 — 453 453 #142
1911 — 217 217 #155
1910 — 218 218 #147
1909 — 173 173 #148
1908 — 173 173 #140
1907 — 135 135 #162
1906 — 125 125 #158
1905 — 132 132 #156
1904 — 128 128 #149
1903 — 120 120 #153
1902 — 119 119 #151
1901 — 87 87 #172
1900 — 147 147 #145
1899 — 100 100 #153
1898 — 115 115 #148
1897 — 109 109 #147
1896 — 108 108 #154
1895 — 106 106 #147
1894 — 104 104 #149
1893 — 101 101 #149
1892 — 95 95 #168
1891 — 68 68 #187
1890 — 92 92 #154
1889 — 83 83 #164
1888 — 54 54 #237
1887 — 71 71 #179
1886 — 68 68 #198
1885 — 70 70 #189
1884 — 77 77 #183
1883 — 61 61 #196
1882 — 52 52 #229
1881 — 62 62 #186
1880 — 54 54 #218