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Rudy

Rudy ranks #137 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 15 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #83 among boy dog names.
Rudy's popularity trend

Rudy's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
15
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#137
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−131
2014 → 2019
Gender split
91% male
9% female91% male

Gender split comes from 33 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rudy mean?
/ˈɹuːdi/2 syllables

Rudy is a friendly short form of Rudolph, a Germanic name built from elements meaning "fame" and "wolf" — together, "famous wolf." Rudolph is also permanently linked to the red-nosed reindeer of Christmas legend, which makes Rudy an especially warm, cheerful nickname.

Rudy sounds scrappy and good-natured, the kind of name that makes you smile before you've even met the pet wearing it. It suits an easygoing companion with a bit of an underdog charm.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Rudy shows up

Cats named Rudy per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Rudy

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