UK boy's name
Ruadhan
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.
Ruadhan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruadhan 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 2017, with 8 births.
This profile covers 40 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 2005 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 194 living people in the UK are called Ruadhan. 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
- • Ruadhan ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 8 boys were registered as Ruadhan.
- • Ruadhan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #81 in 2024.
- • About 194 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruadhan 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
2017
8 births
Estimated living
194
2026
Popularity
Ruadhan over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruadhan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 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 Ruadhan, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruadhan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruadhan 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 | #4040 | 17 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3580 | 11 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3579 | 12 | 3 |
Geography
Where Ruadhan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ruadhan. 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.
Ruadhan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #81 in 2024.
Across the UK
Ruadhan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#535 in 2024
3 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#81 in 2024
16 years of NISRA records, 144 total registered
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- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Ruadhan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruadhan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ruadhan was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Ruadhan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 8 babies registered as Ruadhan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruadhan in the UK?
A total of 40 babies have been registered as Ruadhan across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 11 more in Scotland and 144 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Ruadhan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ruadhan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #81 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.