UK boy's name
Ruaraidh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ruaraidh is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ruaraidh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3830, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 5 births.
This profile covers 19 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. 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 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 446 living people in the UK are called Ruaraidh. 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 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ruaraidh ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 5 boys were registered as Ruaraidh.
- • Ruaraidh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #330 in 2024.
- • About 446 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruaraidh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3830
2011
Births in 2011
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
5 births
Estimated living
446
2026
Popularity
Ruaraidh over time
The chart below shows babies named Ruaraidh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ruaraidh, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2011, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ruaraidh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ruaraidh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3830 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3687 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2599 | 11 | 3 |
Geography
Where Ruaraidh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ruaraidh. 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.
Ruaraidh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #330 in 2024.
Across the UK
Ruaraidh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#330 in 2024
47 years of NRS records, 433 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Ruaraidh
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Ruaraidh Murray
television actor; actor
Scottish actor
1975-
Related
Names similar to Ruaraidh
- 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
Ruaraidh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ruaraidh in the UK right now?
In 2011, Ruaraidh was ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Ruaraidh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 5 babies registered as Ruaraidh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ruaraidh in the UK?
A total of 19 babies have been registered as Ruaraidh across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 433 more in Scotland.
Where is Ruaraidh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ruaraidh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #330 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.