UK boy's name
Ratu
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.
Ratu is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ratu popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 9 births.
This profile covers 101 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2003 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 103 living people in the UK are called Ratu. 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
- • Ratu ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 9 boys were registered as Ratu.
- • Ratu ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #626 in 2009.
- • About 103 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ratu as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2011
9 births
Estimated living
103
2026
Popularity
Ratu over time
The chart below shows babies named Ratu registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 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 Ratu, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ratu by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ratu 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 | #3216 | 23 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3174 | 48 | 8 |
| 2000s | #2950 | 30 | 6 |
Geography
Where Ratu is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ratu. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Ratu ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #626 in 2009.
Across the UK
Ratu in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#626 in 2009
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
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- Robert 27,462
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- Rhys 24,418
- Reece 24,329
- Rory 21,870
- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Ratu: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ratu in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ratu was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Ratu most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 9 babies registered as Ratu in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ratu in the UK?
A total of 101 babies have been registered as Ratu across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Ratu most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ratu ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #626 in 2009. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.