Dudley
Dudley was the 11017th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 291st; the most babies were born in 1931 (279). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,178 places. More babies were named Dudley in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,017 boys, down 2,064 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1931279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,988babies recorded
Dudley popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 120 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,017 | 6 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 8 |
| 2010 | #8,323 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,110 | 14 |
| 1990 | #2,326 | 30 |
| 1980 | #1,705 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,094 | 56 |
| 1960 | #636 | 150 |
| 1950 | #455 | 211 |
| 1940 | #464 | 156 |
| 1930 | #405 | 207 |
| 1920 | #425 | 199 |
| 1910 | #456 | 36 |
| 1900 | #385 | 33 |
| 1890 | #427 | 18 |
| 1880 | #329 | 27 |
How popular is Dudley, counting every spelling?
Dudley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dudley?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dudley (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dudley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dudley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dudley?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Dudley are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 55 and 76. That makes Dudley a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dudley: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dudley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dudley
How popular is the name Dudley?
Dudley was the 11017th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 291st; the most babies were born in 1931 (279). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,178 places. More babies were named Dudley in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dudley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dudley in the US.