UK boy's name
Ruary
Ruary is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Ruary. 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
- • Ruary ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #686 in 2015.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ruary as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
3
2026
Geography
Where Ruary is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ruary. 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.
Ruary ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #686 in 2015.
Across the UK
Ruary in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#686 in 2015
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Ruary
- 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
Ruary: questions and answers
Where is Ruary most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ruary ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #686 in 2015. 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.