UK girl's name
Raluca
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.
Raluca is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Raluca popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 15 births.
This profile covers 94 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2008 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 20% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 94 living people in the UK are called Raluca. 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
- • Raluca ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 15 girls were registered as Raluca.
- • About 94 living people in the UK are estimated to have Raluca as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
15 births
Estimated living
94
2026
Popularity
Raluca over time
The chart below shows babies named Raluca registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 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 Raluca, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 15 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Raluca by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Raluca 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 | #3917 | 24 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3913 | 63 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3005 | 7 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Raluca
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Raluca: questions and answers
How popular is the name Raluca in the UK right now?
In 2024, Raluca was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Raluca most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 15 babies registered as Raluca in England and Wales.
How many people are called Raluca in the UK?
A total of 94 babies have been registered as Raluca across the 15 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.