Rudy

German, short form of Rudolph

"famous wolf"

Rudy Origin and Meaning

The name Rudy is a girl's name of German origin meaning "famous wolf".

Rudy hasn't yet enjoyed the comeback of cousin name Ruby, despite having been chosen by hip couple Sadie Frost and Jude Law, but it still could happen.

Rudy has a lot going for it as a usable-on-its-own nickname name, with the lively 'oo' sound found in Jude and Juno and all the popular Lu-starting names. And it was a heartthrob name back in the day when crooner Rudy (born Hubert) Vallee and Rudy/Rudolph (born Rodolpho) Valentino had ladies swooning, reaching as high as Number 299 in 1926.

It has most often been seen as an all-male name--except for little Rudy on The Cosby Show.

Rudy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1505 on Nameberry

Rudy Popularity

• 1525 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Rudy

• Rudy Hazel Blake (b. 2017) daughter of Hamish Blake and Zoë Foster Blake

Rudy in Pop Culture

• Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable "The Cosby Show" TV daughter
• Rudy Steiner a character from The Book Thief
• Rudy name of the dinasour in "Ice age: Dawn of the dinasours"