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A given name in English
Language context for this entry: English
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ruari is a masculine given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2024: 5 boys (rank 12349). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1974–2025 Spelling: Ruari
Recorded category boys
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Source: National Records of Scotland · National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 5 | 231 | 142 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 7 | 209 | 198 | observed |
| 1982 | 3 | 315 | 89 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 4 | 263 | 121 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 8 | 206 | 236 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 257 | 147 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 187 | 323 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 203 | 277 | observed |
| 1990 | 9 | 219 | 266 | observed |
| 1991 | 11 | 205 | 320 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 231 | 268 | observed |
| 1993 | 3 | 378 | 93 | observed |
| 1994 | 4 | 325 | 127 | observed |
| 1995 | 6 | 276 | 196 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 236 | 295 | observed |
| 1997 | 4 | 358 | 131 | observed |
| 1998 | 8 | 259 | 271 | observed |
| 1999 | 11 | 210 | 389 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 287 | 257 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 225 | 411 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 237 | 381 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 217 | 483 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 340 | 216 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 313 | 285 | observed |
| 2006 | 12 | 257 | 421 | observed |
| 2007 | 18 | 215 | 606 | observed |
| 2008 | 12 | 287 | 393 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 332 | 332 | observed |
| 2010 | 16 | 250 | 536 | observed |
| 2011 | 11 | 325 | 365 | observed |
| 2012 | 16 | 261 | 538 | observed |
| 2013 | 18 | 240 | 624 | observed |
| 2014 | 13 | 302 | 447 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 426 | 247 | observed |
| 2016 | 11 | 331 | 390 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 12 | 310 | 456 | observed |
| 2019 | 12 | 296 | 467 | observed |
| 2020 | 6 | 476 | 250 | observed |
| 2021 | 15 | 273 | 611 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 472 | 247 | observed |
| 2023 | 12 | 304 | 509 | observed |
| 2024 | 13 | 290 | 555 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 400 | 347 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ruari” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million use the matching published total for this region, recorded category and year; years without a compatible denominator remain gaps.
Released 2026-05-26 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-UK-3.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
