Rudine
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially derived from Rudy.
Name Census estimates that about 114 living Americans carry the first name Rudine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Rudine today is around 77 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rudine births was 1949 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rudine. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Rudine is about 77 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Rudines were born before 1959.
People living today
114
~ 1 in 3,006,617 Americans
Peak year
1949
15 babies that year
Average age
77
years old
1962 SSA rank
#5,746
Tracked since 1918
Census
Rudine in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 191 people with the first name Rudine, which placed it at #39,504 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,504
National first-name rank
People counted
191
191 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
73.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rudine
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rudine is Black at 73.3%. The next largest groups are White (20.4%) and Two or More Races (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rudine described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rudine at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American73.3% · 140
- White20.4% · 39
- Two or more races4.7% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Rudine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rudine from the 1910s through to the 1960s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 86 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rudine by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rudine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rudines live
Origin
Meaning and history of Rudine
The given name Rudine has its roots in the Germanic languages, originating from the Old High German name Ruodini, which was derived from the elements "hruod" meaning fame or glory, and "inu" meaning little one or diminutive. This name was particularly popular in regions of modern-day Germany and Austria during the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rudine can be found in the Codex Sangallensis, a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Saint Gall in Switzerland. This document mentions a monk named Ruodini, who lived and served at the abbey during that time.
In the 11th century, a noblemen named Rudine von Hagenau was a prominent figure in the court of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire. He served as a trusted advisor and accompanied the emperor on several military campaigns against rival nobles and kingdoms.
During the 13th century, a notable figure named Rudine von Staufen was a renowned poet and troubadour in the courts of the Swabian dukes. His works, which celebrated courtly love and chivalry, were widely circulated and influential in the development of medieval German literature.
In the 15th century, a Dutch painter named Rudine van der Weyden was a student of the renowned artist Jan van Eyck. Van der Weyden's masterpieces, such as the "Descent from the Cross" and the "Last Judgment" altarpiece, are considered among the finest examples of Early Netherlandish painting.
Another notable figure with the name Rudine was a 16th-century German astronomer and mathematician, Rudine Erasmus Reinhold. Born in Salzburg in 1511, Reinhold made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and was among the first to calculate and publish accurate planetary tables based on the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus.
While the name Rudine has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, its historical significance and rich cultural heritage continue to make it a fascinating and intriguing name with a distinguished lineage.
People
Rudine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rudine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rudine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rudine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 114 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rudine going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,006,617 US residents.
Is Rudine a common name?
We classify Rudine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 307 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rudine most popular?
The single biggest year for Rudine was 1949, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rudine is about 77 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rudine in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 191 people with the name Rudine, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,504 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rudine in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rudine?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rudine leans strongly female. 189 people counted with this name were female (96.9%), compared with 6 male bearers (3.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rudine?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rudine is Black at 73.3%. The next largest groups are White (20.4%) and Two or More Races (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rudine most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Rudine in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.3% (140 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rudine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rudine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rudine in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rudine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rudine in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rudine can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Rudine?
You can see how many Americans are named Rudine on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.