Dudley

Boy name

Dudley has been given to 11,988 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1931.

Meaning & origin /ˈdʌdli/

From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,988

Peak year

1931 (286 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -14%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dudley.

10,447 babies since 1880

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