Given name & surname
Rudell
“a well-known woman”
Rudell is a variant of Rudella. One German interpretation is “a well-known woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rudell is a variant of Rudella. One German interpretation is “a well-known woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rudell is a variant of Rudella. An origin associated with Rudella is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rudell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 772
- 394 boys · 378 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020; 404 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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