The baby name Rude is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /ruːd/,/ˈruːdə/.
Rude is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Rude is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced /ruːd/,/ˈruːdə/.
Rude is Germanic in Origin.
Rude has twin roots across Europe. As a Scandinavian toponymic surname-turned-given name, it derives from Old Norse rud, meaning "clearing in the forest," seen in Danish and Norwegian place names like Rud/Rude. In Central and Western Europe, it also functions as a short form of Rudolf (Old High German hruod "fame" + wolf "wolf"), yielding the meaning "famous wolf."
Recorded chiefly as a surname in medieval Denmark and in Anglo-French records, Rude appears only sporadically as a given name; most bearers favor cognates such as Rud, Ruud (Dutch), Rudi/Rudy (German/English), or Swiss German Ruedi. Related longer forms include Rudolf, Rudyard, and the Spanish-Galician Rudesindo. Contemporary English speakers will notice the adjective rude, which can shape first impressions, but in onomastic terms the name points either to woodland clearings or to the venerable Germanic "famous wolf" tradition.
Rude is an uncommon pick. Across 50 countries, we found 331 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #249 | 5 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #654 | 12 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #859 | 20 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 10 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,157 | 22 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Rude is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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