# Ruud (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ruud/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Dutch |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹʌd/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Ruud.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Ruud

- Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch association football player and coach
- Ruud Gullit, Dutch association football player and manager
- Ruud Krol, Dutch football manager (born 1949)
- Ruud Geels, Dutch footballer (1948–2023)
- Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer
- Ruud Vormer, Dutch footballer
- Ruud Boffin, Belgian association football player
- Ruud Stokvis, Dutch rower
- Ruud Boymans, Dutch footballer
- Ruud Nijstad, Dutch association football player
- Ruud Brood, Dutch footballer and manager
- Ruud Heus, Dutch footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.