UK boy's name
Ruaidhri
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruaidhri is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruaidhri popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3849, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 5 births.
This profile covers 22 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1997 to 2005. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 81 living people in the UK are called Ruaidhri. 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 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruaidhri ranked #3849 for boys in England and Wales in 2005, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 5 boys were registered as Ruaidhri.
- • Ruaidhri ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2024.
- • About 81 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruaidhri as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3849
2005
Births in 2005
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
5 births
Estimated living
81
2026
Popularity
Ruaidhri over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruaidhri registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ruaidhri, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2005, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruaidhri by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruaidhri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3280 | 10 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2449 | 12 | 3 |
Geography
Where Ruaidhri is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ruaidhri. 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.
Ruaidhri ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2024.
Across the UK
Ruaidhri in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#590 in 2022
6 years of NRS records, 22 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#339 in 2024
9 years of NISRA records, 38 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
Ruaidhri: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruaidhri in the UK right now?
In 2005, Ruaidhri was ranked #3849 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ruaidhri most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 5 babies registered as Ruaidhri in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruaidhri in the UK?
A total of 22 babies have been registered as Ruaidhri across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 22 more in Scotland and 38 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Ruaidhri most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ruaidhri ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #339 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.