Rudolf
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Rudolf is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Rudolf mean?
Germanic
A male given name from Czech or German, equivalent to English Rudolph.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rudolf a girl's or a boy's name?
Rudolf is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rudolf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Rudolf, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rudolf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Rudolf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Rudolf in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1927, with 82 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882.
Half of all the boys named Rudolf in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rudolf in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,783 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,808 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,899 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1962 | 32 | #1,386 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,520 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,909 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,236 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,299 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,417 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,241 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,303 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,054 |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,104 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,226 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,439 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,138 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,327 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,342 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,007 |
| 1941 | 43 | #971 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,107 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,076 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,056 |
| 1936 | 40 | #989 |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,123 |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,007 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,124 |
| 1932 | 46 | #963 |
| 1931 | 49 | #922 |
| 1930 | 67 | #782 |
| 1929 | 68 | #781 |
| 1928 | 73 | #752 |
| 1927 | 82 | #716 |
| 1926 | 66 | #813 |
| 1925 | 55 | #909 |
| 1924 | 49 | #1,005 |
| 1923 | 62 | #860 |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,010 |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,140 |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,089 |
| 1919 | 49 | #959 |
| 1918 | 51 | #933 |
| 1917 | 55 | #860 |
| 1916 | 70 | #715 |
| 1915 | 65 | #741 |
| 1914 | 39 | #870 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 31 | #783 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 14 | #756 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 8 | #926 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 10 | #734 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #942 |
Names like Rudolf
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rupert, Freddie, Albert, Frederick, Otis, Archie, Louie, Wilfred, Henry, Ralph, Arthur, Stanley
Names related to Rudolf
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Charlie, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rudolf: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rudolf, updated 20 October 2026.