Rodolph

Boy · recorded 1914–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Rodolph.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

081619141928194319571971

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Rodolph, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191411
19188
19199
19207
19217
192213
19235
19247
19257
19268
192716
19287
19305
19317
19329
19336
19386
19404
19415
19434
19483
19503
19514
19542
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rodolph isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1971
6
Rank in 1971
#4,375
How rare
1 in 294,741 boys
Since 1914
189

Rodolph was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Rodolph doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.