Meaning 
The name Rudy has the following meaning: A famous wolf.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Rudy is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 577 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Rudy fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 97 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 728 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Rudy in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Rudy and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Rudy: Boys - Hardy, Girls - Frida, Gertha, Irma, Both genders - Lonie
Variants 
The name Rudy is a variant of Rudolf. Other popular variants of the name Rudolf are: Rodey, Rodolf, Rodolfo (Italian), Rodolph (French), Rodolphe (French), Rodolpho, Roffe (Swedish), Ruda (Czech), Rudee, Rudey, Rudi (Hungarian), Rudie, Rudolf, Rudolfo, Rudolph (English), Rudolpho (Italian), Rudolphus, Rudy (English), Ruud (Dutch)
Style 
We think the name Rudy should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rudy to be: Romantic, suave and helpfulIn one word, you might describe Rudy as a(n) " helpful" person. See other "helpful" names for boys.
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