UK boy's name
Rhu
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.
Rhu is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Rhu popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2019 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.
Rhu is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Rhu. 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
- • Rhu ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 4 boys were registered as Rhu.
- • Rhu ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #728 in 2023.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rhu as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2024
4 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Popularity
Rhu over time
The chart below shows babies named Rhu registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2019 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 Rhu, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rhu by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rhu 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 | #4270 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4702 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Rhu is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Rhu. 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.
Rhu ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #728 in 2023.
Across the UK
Rhu in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#728 in 2023
3 years of NRS records, 9 total registered
Related
Names similar to Rhu
- Ryan 68,692
- Riley 37,992
- Robert 27,462
- Reuben 25,122
- 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
Rhu: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rhu in the UK right now?
In 2024, Rhu was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Rhu most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 4 babies registered as Rhu in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rhu in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Rhu across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 9 more in Scotland.
Where is Rhu most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Rhu ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #728 in 2023. 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.