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Rudi

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rudi: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2411 to #5876.199619971998199920002001200520082009201020122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#2411#5876
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#2411
1998#3848
1999#3900
2000#3912
2001#2466
2005#3970
2008#4524
2009#3422
2010#5707
2012#5876
2013#4050
2014#4003
2015#3615
2016#3609
2017#4063
2018#3178
2019#3541
2020#2843
2021#2942
2022#2673
2023#3218
2024#3318
2025#3035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 39 of the 51 years from 1957 to 2007.

In 2025: #376 among boys in England and Wales, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1957–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2005–2024

    Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2005–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #193 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Rudi's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#376110HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#379110HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#32187HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#334130HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#349121HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#29428HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#385113HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#354124HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#42498HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#46587HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#51776HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#53173HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#36156HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#52673HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#49579HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#61156HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#62556HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#66249HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#57459HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#71142HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#64048HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#62247HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#59648HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#59045HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#67835HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#58638HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#69128HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#137910HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#116712HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#113012HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2398HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#20710HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#19310HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2796HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3145HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2654HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4926HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5235HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4158HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5375HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#3989HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4039HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#37510HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4358HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#31515HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4668HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#26220HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#30016HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#28517HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#28917HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#21829HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#33814HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#27319HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#33814HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#26320HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#26419HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#19832HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#26219HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#34613HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#23821HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5695HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#35712HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#36112HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4229HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4947HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4568HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5096HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#34111HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#34510HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#34610HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4047HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4465HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4894HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3328HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#19921HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rudi is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Rudi, between 1957 and 2025, in 64 of those 69 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1957–200739#198 in 1980
Republic of Ireland1978–20257#303 in 1987
England and Wales1996–202530#334 in 2023
Northern Ireland2005–202415#193 in 2020
Scotland20241#199 in 2024

Its high point came 44 years earlier in Norway (1980) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #193 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.