Rudys

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Plg. Rūdas, Rūdis, Rūdžius (žr.)

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ruðis/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Rudys is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Venezuela than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DODominican Republic≈1 in 26K(inferred from the name graph)
  • NINicaragua≈1 in 27K
  • SVEl Salvador≈1 in 29K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Venezuela (inferred from the name graph)

≈570 people, est.

Sources
55 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 26K (inferred from the name graph)

Dominican Republic, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in Lithuanian

Plg. Rūdas, Rūdis, Rūdžius (žr.). Iš liet. rūdas „tamsiai geltonas“ (LKŽ XI 862), rūdis „rudaplaukis“ (ten pat, 872), rūdžius „rudaplaukis“ (ten pat, 883, 872)

Sources 1

  • Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Rudys counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Rudys is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
VE Venezuela≈570 est.≈1 in 50K—Rudys13
DO Dominican Republic≈400 est.≈1 in 26K—Rudys11
HN Honduras≈250 est.≈1 in 37K—Rudys4
NI Nicaragua≈230 est.≈1 in 27K—Rudys5
SV El Salvador≈230 est.≈1 in 29K—Rudys9
US United States1301 in 2.6M115Rudys55

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Rudys is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Germany

    Languages: English, German

    Also written Rudy'S, Rüdŷs

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France

    Also written Rudy'S

  • Czech name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia

    Also written Rudyš

23 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Rudys is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Lithuanian, Plg. Rūdūs, Rūdis, Rūdžius (žr.). Iš liet. rūdas „tamsiai geltonas“ (LKŽ XI 862), rūdis „rudaplaukis“ (ten pat, 872), rūdžius „rudaplaukis“ (ten pat, 883, 872).

    as a wordVanagas, Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHola Rudys,Hi Rudys, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 16 sources across 11 countries.

Official registers attesting Rudys
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020115#48,685
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202015#48,685

Reference works 4

  • Lietuvių kalbos institutas — Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Lithuanian surname dictionary)
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Rudys?
A machine transcription gives /ruðis/ (IPA) for Spanish.
What does the name Rudys mean?
Recorded meaning: Plg. Rūdas, Rūdis, Rūdžius (žr.).
Is Rudys a male or female name?
Rudys is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Rudys have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 568 people named Rudys in Venezuela, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rudys.
How common is the name Rudys?
In the United States, the national register counted 130 people named Rudys in 2020, about 1 in 2.6 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rudys”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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