UK boy's name
Gruffydd
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gruffydd is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Gruffydd popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1053, with 28 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 45 births.
This profile covers 677 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. 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 62% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 673 living people in the UK are called Gruffydd. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gruffydd ranked #1053 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 28 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 45 boys were registered as Gruffydd.
- • About 673 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gruffydd as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1053
2024
Births in 2024
28
Latest year
Peak year
2017
45 births
Estimated living
673
2026
Popularity
Gruffydd over time
The chart below shows babies named Gruffydd registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gruffydd, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 28 births in 2024, compared with 45 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gruffydd by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gruffydd 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 | #904 | 175 | 5 |
| 2010s | #999 | 307 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1267 | 163 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1499 | 32 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Gruffydd
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Gruffydd Wyn Roberts
singer
Welsh singer
1996-
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Gruffydd Sion Pritchard
actor
actor
1987-
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Gruffydd Aled Williams
literary historian
Welsh scholar
1943-
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Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton
politician
British politician (1928-1992)
1928-1992
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Gruffydd Thomas Lewis
schoolmaster
Welsh schoolmaster and Presbyterian layman
1873-1964
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Gruffydd Evans
cleric; antiquarian
cleric and antiquary (1866 -1930)
1866-1930
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Gruffydd Phylip
poet
Welsh-language poet ( -1620)
1650-1666
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Gruffydd Robert
poet; Catholic priest
Welsh Catholic priest and humanist scholar
1527-1598
Related
Names similar to Gruffydd
- 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
Gruffydd: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gruffydd in the UK right now?
In 2024, Gruffydd was ranked #1053 for boys in England and Wales, with 28 births registered.
When was Gruffydd most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 45 babies registered as Gruffydd in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gruffydd in the UK?
A total of 677 babies have been registered as Gruffydd across the 29 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.