The first name Rudi

In 2025, 110 boys were named Rudi, making it the 376th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 130 births (#334).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rudi with other names.

In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Rudi, the 9,980th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1986, when 27 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Rudi Völler
  German footballer and manager, born 1960
• Rudi Vata
  Albanian association football player, born 1969
• Rudi Garcia
  French football manager, born 1964
• Rudi Carrell
  Entertainer on Dutch and German television (1934–2006)
• Rudi Assauer
  German football player and executive (1944–2019)
• Rudi Glöckner
  German football referee (1929–1999)
• Rudi Smidts
  Belgian footballer, born 1963
• Rudi Gutendorf
  German football manager (1926-2019)
• Rudi Fink
  East German boxer, born 1958
• Rudi Hoffmann
  German footballer (1935–2020)
• Rudi Ball
  German ice hockey player (1910–1975)
• Rudi Hiden
  French footballer (1909–1973)

• Johann
• Loren
• Brook
• Berlin

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Rudi mean?

Borrowed from German Rudi.

What is the origin of the name Rudi?

Borrowed from German Rudi.

How popular is the name Rudi?

In 2025, 110 boys born in England and Wales were named Rudi, ranking 376th. Its peak was 2023, with 130 births.

Is Rudi a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 1,246 US babies named Rudi since 1880, 39% were girls and 61% boys.

When was Rudi most popular?

1986 in the United States, when 27 babies were named Rudi, its highest rank at 3,336th.