Ruaidhrí
Boy8 letters
#468
in Ireland (2025)
#453 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#157
best rank (1978)
355
babies since 1971
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10-year rank change
Ruaidhrí through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #453 |
| 2024 | 4 | #628 |
| 2023 | 5 | #558 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2019 | 4 | #616 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 4 | #615 |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2013 | 3 | #712 |
| 2012 | 10 | #379 |
| 2011 | 6 | #490 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 8 | #404 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | 9 | #342 |
| 2006 | 6 | #385 |
| 2005 | 11 | #254 |
| 2004 | 5 | #391 |
| 2003 | 6 | #337 |
| 2002 | 7 | #292 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 6 | #276 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 14 | #174 |
| 1993 | 7 | #235 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 9 | #205 |
| 1990 | 11 | #193 |
| 1989 | 7 | #215 |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | 12 | #185 |
| 1986 | 9 | #210 |
| 1985 | 5 | #250 |
| 1984 | 13 | #181 |
| 1983 | 8 | #214 |
| 1982 | 9 | #217 |
| 1981 | 7 | #239 |
| 1980 | 8 | #232 |
| 1979 | 15 | #176 |
| 1978 | 20 | #157 |
| 1977 | 9 | #220 |
| 1976 | 6 | #241 |
| 1975 | 4 | #290 |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Ruaidhrí yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Ruaidhrí | 7 | 32 |
| Ruaidhri | under 3 | 323 |
In Northern Ireland
#344 in 2025 with 4 babies. Best rank #192 (2022); 42 babies since 2002.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.