Meaning of the nameRudney
- Male
- Rud-ney
Rudney is a spelling of the name Rudnei.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,308 people named Rudney, the 6,910th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Rudney is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,308
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,910
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,087
- people
Rudney in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rudney, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (482 people).
0 women 1,297 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rudney is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rudney in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 447 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 79 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 76 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 69 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 49 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rudney
It ends in -ey, which reproduces the French spelling Ney of the formative; it has 1,308 people recorded.
About the name Rudnei
Rudnei and Rudney are spellings of the same name, formed by an initial element Rud- and the formative -nei or -ney. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that this formative comes from French Ney, which, according to Machado (1981), would be a variant of German neu, 'new'. The meaning of Rud- is not documented. Together, the two spellings add up to 4,453 people recorded in the 2022 Census. Proportionally, Rudnei is most common in Santa Catarina and Rudney in São Paulo.
Other spellings of Rudnei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rudnei | 3,145 |
| Rudney | 1,308 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-NEI, -NEY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rudney
What does the name Rudney mean?
The meaning of Rudney is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rudney in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,308 people with the first name Rudney, which ranks it number 6,910 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rudney a boy's or a girl's name?
Rudney is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,297 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rudney most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Rudney (447 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rudney?
Rudnei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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