Names / Boy names
Dudley
Current rank
#11,017
holding steady
All-time peak
#291
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
11,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #291 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DUD-lee): people sometimes joke about this one, but it has a soft English charm if you genuinely like vintage names. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It peaked in 1881 at #291. Across all years, more than 11,900 children have been named this.