UK boy's name
Gruffudd
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gruffudd is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Gruffudd popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 18 births.
This profile covers 267 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 22% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 265 living people in the UK are called Gruffudd. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gruffudd ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 18 boys were registered as Gruffudd.
- • About 265 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gruffudd as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2007
18 births
Estimated living
265
2026
Popularity
Gruffudd over time
The chart below shows babies named Gruffudd registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gruffudd, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gruffudd by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gruffudd was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2883 | 28 | 4 |
| 2010s | #2355 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1473 | 120 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1865 | 23 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Gruffudd
- George 121,258
- Gabriel 20,581
- Grayson 7,636
- Gregory 2,925
- Guy 2,646
- Gareth 2,092
- Gethin 1,880
- Georgie 1,872
- Gary 1,575
- Gavin 1,422
- Giovanni 1,252
- Grant 1,199
FAQ
Gruffudd: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gruffudd in the UK right now?
In 2023, Gruffudd was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Gruffudd most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 18 babies registered as Gruffudd in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gruffudd in the UK?
A total of 267 babies have been registered as Gruffudd across the 28 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.