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♂ Rudy
What does Rudy mean?
Rudy 
as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-dee. Short form of Rudolph and other Rud- names. Singer Rudy Vallee; fashion designer Rudi Gernreich; New York City mayor Rudy Giulani.
STARTS WITH Ru-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA RUDI, RUDOLPH Rolf, Rudey, Rudie, Rudolf
FEMININE FORM Rudi
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rudy Terrell (R.T.), ..
How popular is Rudy?
Rudy is a very prominent first name for males (#359 out of 1220, Top 29%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#4473 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rudy reached its highest rank of #253 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is at #822 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Rolf, Rudolf and Rudolph are the prominent varying forms of Rudy (#822 THE PREVIOUS YEAR). Other variants, like Rudie, are seldom used. These relations of Rudy were at the peak of their popularity 98 years ago (MEDIAN #690) and are now much less conventional (#1705, DOWN 89.6%).
Similar Names
Rudy is pronounced similarly to Roddy, Rodeo, Rowdy, Rudey and Rudie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Addy, Andy, Ardy, Buddy▼, Cody▼, Cuddy, Eddy, Jody▼, Kody▼, Lundy, Rad, Radd, Radly, Ramy, Randy▼, Ray▼, Redd, Redly (see Redley), Remy▲, Rey▲, Ridly (see Ridley), Rod▼, Rodd, Rory▲, Roy▼, Rube, Rubi, Ruby▼, Rudd, Ruel, Rugby, Rune, Rush, Russ▼, Rusty▼ and Ruy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rudy.
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