UK boy's name
Ruadh
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.
Ruadh is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruadh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2018 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Ruadh. 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
- • Ruadh ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 4 boys were registered as Ruadh.
- • Ruadh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #278 in 2024.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruadh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2022
4 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Ruadh over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruadh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2018 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 Ruadh, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruadh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruadh 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 | #4560 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Ruadh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ruadh. 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.
Ruadh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #278 in 2024.
Across the UK
Ruadh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#278 in 2024
2 years of NISRA records, 13 total registered
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- Reece 24,329
- Rory 21,870
- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Ruadh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruadh in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ruadh was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ruadh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 4 babies registered as Ruadh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruadh in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Ruadh across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 13 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Ruadh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ruadh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #278 in 2024. 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.