Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rudyard

Gender

Male

Origin

English
from the rough enclosure

Syllables

3

Pronunciation

r(u)-dya-rd, rud-yard

Famous People

Author Rudyard Kipling

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1952 (rank #3099, 7 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6935, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
2024–
20234
20223
20213
20203
20193
20186
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1983 (rank #2319, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence