Quick answers about Rudolf
How many people are named Rudolf?
An estimated 1,051 living Americans are named Rudolf.
How rare is Rudolf?
Rudolf fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Rudolf?
The median age of a living American named Rudolf is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 38 and 70 years old.
Is Rudolf still popular?
Not especially. Rudolf has been declining since its 1927 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Rudolf most common?
Rudolf has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Rudolf is most concentrated in New York — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Rudolf is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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