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Boy name Germanic origin

Rudy

ROO-dee · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Famous wolf
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
friendly · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#822
2024 births303
Peak year1960
First appeared1882
Total US births49,862
1960 peak18821918195319892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
RudiRudie
In other languages
RudolfRodolfo

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Notable people named Rudy

Rudy Giuliani
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