Rudi
Meaning
nickname-style short form of Rudolf, popular across Brazil's German colonies
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rudi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
3,026 people · the #3,872 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 66,667 · median age 60
Among people named Rudi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Rudi
Most people given the name Rudi in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Rudi you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Rudi deep dive
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