Dudley
Last seen for girls in 1950 at #4,738 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 30 births
- Debut · boys
- 27 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,868since 1880
Dudley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Dudley has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | — | #8,312 | 9 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,897 | 12 | |
| 2022 | — | #9,823 | 7 | |
| 2021 | — | #8,825 | 8 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,739 | 8 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,643 | 10 | |
| 2018 | — | #9,670 | 7 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,685 | 12 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,726 | 12 | |
| 2015 | — | #9,568 | 7 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,781 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,050 | 11 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,945 | 14 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | #7,187 | 11 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | — | #6,094 | 13 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,875 | 13 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,271 | 14 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,935 | 9 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,162 | 17 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,650 | 14 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,911 | 25 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,191 | 21 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,943 | 23 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,338 | 19 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,828 | 23 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,308 | 30 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,027 | 35 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,765 | 20 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,333 | 24 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,226 | 25 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,794 | 33 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,979 | 27 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,711 | 33 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,059 | 26 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,048 | 25 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,688 | 32 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,607 | 34 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,932 | 25 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,208 | 49 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,471 | 35 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,186 | 48 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,098 | 55 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,138 | 52 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,093 | 56 | |
| 1969 | — | #920 | 68 | |
| 1968 | — | #930 | 61 | |
| 1967 | — | #799 | 83 | |
| 1966 | — | #853 | 72 | |
| 1965 | — | #751 | 97 | |
| 1964 | — | #749 | 105 | |
| 1963 | — | #673 | 135 | |
| 1962 | — | #674 | 133 | |
| 1961 | — | #671 | 135 | |
| 1960 | — | #635 | 150 | |
| 1959 | — | #639 | 146 | |
| 1958 | — | #559 | 191 | |
| 1957 | — | #608 | 159 | |
| 1956 | — | #564 | 181 | |
| 1955 | — | #561 | 173 | |
| 1954 | — | #516 | 197 | |
| 1953 | — | #504 | 192 | |
| 1952 | — | #485 | 210 | |
| 1951 | — | #480 | 199 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #454 | 211 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #486 | 185 |
| 1948 | — | #464 | 206 | |
| 1947 | — | #448 | 224 | |
| 1946 | — | #492 | 171 | |
| 1945 | — | #484 | 154 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #479 | 159 |
| 1943 | — | #464 | 185 | |
| 1942 | — | #457 | 182 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #439 | 176 |
| 1940 | — | #462 | 156 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #446 | 164 |
| 1938 | — | #475 | 149 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #446 | 157 |
| 1936 | — | #441 | 164 | |
| 1935 | — | #426 | 173 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #399 | 190 |
| 1933 | — | #418 | 169 | |
| 1932 | — | #393 | 204 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #328 | 279 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #405 | 207 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #433 | 185 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #445 | 181 |
| 1927 | — | #440 | 192 | |
| 1926 | — | #379 | 237 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #439 | 188 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #430 | 202 |
| 1923 | — | #409 | 215 | |
| 1922 | — | #461 | 180 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #452 | 185 |
| 1920 | — | #425 | 199 | |
| 1919 | — | #423 | 192 | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #427 | 187 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #404 | 196 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #410 | 184 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #417 | 167 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #397 | 143 |
| 1913 | — | #423 | 103 | |
| 1912 | — | #363 | 113 | |
| 1911 | — | #457 | 41 | |
| 1910 | — | #456 | 36 | |
| 1909 | — | #519 | 25 | |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #313 | 46 | |
| 1906 | — | #378 | 32 | |
| 1905 | — | #370 | 31 | |
| 1904 | — | #379 | 29 | |
| 1903 | — | #318 | 35 | |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #385 | 33 | |
| 1899 | — | #355 | 26 | |
| 1898 | — | #394 | 25 | |
| 1897 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1896 | — | #367 | 27 | |
| 1895 | — | #399 | 23 | |
| 1894 | — | #298 | 34 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #371 | 27 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #318 | 30 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #344 | 26 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #324 | 28 | |
| 1881 | — | #289 | 30 | |
| 1880 | — | #325 | 27 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dudley was already there! It came in at #325, and was given to 27 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2009, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dudley is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Louisiana#255 · 1 in 1,879
- Tennessee#291 · 1 in 3,581
- Mississippi#318 · 1 in 3,203
- Virginia#322 · 1 in 4,108
- Kentucky#332 · 1 in 4,459
Best ever in a state: #48 in Louisiana, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #255 | 20 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Tennessee | #291 | 11 | 1 in 3,581 |
| Mississippi | #318 | 9 | 1 in 3,203 |
| Virginia | #322 | 10 | 1 in 4,108 |
| Kentucky | #332 | 8 | 1 in 4,459 |
| Arkansas | #354 | 5 | 1 in 4,289 |
| Alabama | #399 | 7 | 1 in 5,550 |
| Florida | #411 | 6 | 1 in 5,916 |
| Georgia | #427 | 7 | 1 in 6,671 |
| Indiana | #428 | 5 | 1 in 10,077 |
| Ohio | #428 | 9 | 1 in 11,273 |
| Texas | #429 | 25 | 1 in 4,603 |
| New York | #459 | 14 | 1 in 11,770 |
| Michigan | #496 | 6 | 1 in 14,433 |
| North Carolina | #496 | 6 | 1 in 8,872 |
| California | #526 | 12 | 1 in 11,694 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2,383 spots since 2024 (#8,312 → #10,695)
- 1,956 spots since 2020 (#8,739 → #10,695)
- 1,127 spots since 2015 (#9,568 → #10,695)
- Biggest jump: 142 spots in 1903 (#460 → #318)
- Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1970 (#920 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #289 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 113 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,192
- Highest: 1 in 3,192 boys born in 1907 were named Dudley (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #289 in 1881, was only 1 in 3,358 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.5% of all boys named Dudley (1,964) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 270 | #289 (1881) | #327 |
| 1890s | 253 | #298 (1894) | #370 |
| 1900s | 312 | #313 (1907) | #388 |
| 1910s | 1,362 | #363 (1912) | #418 |
| 1920s | 1,964 | #379 (1926) | #431 |
| 1930s | 1,856 | #328 (1931) | #418 |
| 1940s | 1,798 | #439 (1941) | #468 |
| 1950s | 1,859 | #454 (1950) | #537 |
| 1960s | 1,039 | #635 (1960) | #766 |
| 1970s | 411 | #1,093 (1970) | #1,447 |
| 1980s | 291 | #1,695 (1980) | #2,028 |
| 1990s | 199 | #2,308 (1990) | #3,539 |
| 2000s | 107 | #5,040 (2000) | #7,131 |
| 2010s | 97 | #5,945 (2011) | #7,986 |
| 2020s | 50 | #6,897 (2023) | #8,882 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dudley in 1952
boys
#485
210 births · 1 in 9,255 boys
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 9,255 of them was named Dudley, which outranked 88.6% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).