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Rudolf

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2004 to 2025, ranging from #3011 to #4789.20102014201720212025#3011#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2004#3651
2008#3687
2010#4678
2011#3830
2013#4685
2014#4632
2015#3373
2016#4023
2017#3040
2018#3011
2019#4702
2021#4789
2022#4001
2023#3523
2025#4275

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 25 of the 33 years from 1945 to 1977.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #220 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–1977

    Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1977).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in Norway in 1945.

Rudolf'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 Walesmale#42754HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#30406HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#33735HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5625HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6214HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5216HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#6134HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4328HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4437HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5464HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5005HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4357HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4955HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4705HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3508HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4016HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#27811HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4394HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3118HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3706HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2889HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3735HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3277HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#26710HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3376HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#22614HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#25811HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#22015HighVerified

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

Where Rudolf is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rudolf, between 1945 and 2025, in 40 of those 81 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: highest position in 1945England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 201819452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–197725#220 in 1945
England and Wales2004–202515#3011 in 2018

Its high point came 73 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (2018).

No registrar recorded it for 26 years after 1977; it appears again in 2004.

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What is known about Rudolf

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.