Rudolph

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“famous wolf” — Germanic

—2024 rank
1927peak year
52,236babies named Rudolph since 1880
▼ 17%5-year trend

Rudolph popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192718801920196020002024

What does Rudolph mean?

From Germanic hruod, 'fame', and wulf, 'wolf'. English-language use grew after the 1939 song 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'.

OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

Names like Rudolph

Same era, same vibe — if you like Rudolph, these usually land on the shortlist too.

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rare · peak 1962
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brave as a bear · Germanic
rare · peak 1924

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Spellings & variants

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