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The first name Rüdiger

A unisex name.

3 syllables Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Rüdiger at birth, 1880–2025

In 2022, 7 boys born in the United States were named Rüdiger, the 10,636th most popular boys’ name that year.

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7
babies named Rüdiger since 1880
#10,636
rank in 2022
2022
peak year

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.

Famous people named Rüdiger

18 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Rüdiger Abramczik
    German footballer, born 1956
  • Rüdiger von der Goltz
    German militeary personnel (1865-1946)
  • Rüdiger Schnuphase
    East German footballer, born 1954
  • Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
    Austrian politician and nobleman (1899-1956)
  • Rüdiger Helm
    East German canoe racer, born 1956
  • Rüdiger Reiche
    East German rower, born 1955
  • Rüdiger Kunze
    East German rower, born 1949
  • Rüdiger Vogler
    German actor, born 1942
  • Rüdiger Vollborn
    German football player/coach, born 1963
  • Rüdiger von Wechmar
    German diplomat (1923-2007)
  • Rüdiger Gamm
    German mental calculator, born 1971
  • Rüdiger Rehm
    German association football player, born 1978

Questions

When was Rüdiger most popular?
2022 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Rüdiger, its highest rank at 10,636th.