Meaning in the sources
Reported meaningMeaning: “red king”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wikidata Q111547707CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wikipedia: RoryCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“red king”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ruaridh is a given name. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “red king”.
Meaning: “red king”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2016: 5 boys (rank 12185).
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03 / By the numbers
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1974–2025 Spelling: Ruaridh
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 | 3 | 297 | 84 | observed |
| 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 | 5 | 246 | 151 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 231 | 142 | observed |
| 1980 | 5 | 249 | 141 | observed |
| 1981 | 3 | 306 | 85 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 215 | 207 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 243 | 149 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 187 | 272 | observed |
| 1985 | 15 | 153 | 440 | observed |
| 1986 | 8 | 206 | 236 | observed |
| 1987 | 15 | 155 | 442 | observed |
| 1988 | 14 | 166 | 411 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 203 | 277 | observed |
| 1990 | 24 | 135 | 708 | observed |
| 1991 | 25 | 146 | 726 | observed |
| 1992 | 24 | 153 | 714 | observed |
| 1993 | 27 | 147 | 834 | observed |
| 1994 | 23 | 154 | 733 | observed |
| 1995 | 27 | 143 | 881 | observed |
| 1996 | 32 | 138 | 1,048 | observed |
| 1997 | 30 | 142 | 983 | observed |
| 1998 | 27 | 151 | 915 | observed |
| 1999 | 23 | 160 | 814 | observed |
| 2000 | 22 | 157 | 809 | observed |
| 2001 | 24 | 157 | 896 | observed |
| 2002 | 19 | 176 | 725 | observed |
| 2003 | 24 | 164 | 892 | observed |
| 2004 | 30 | 149 | 1,080 | observed |
| 2005 | 31 | 156 | 1,104 | observed |
| 2006 | 19 | 200 | 667 | observed |
| 2007 | 34 | 158 | 1,145 | observed |
| 2008 | 45 | 134 | 1,472 | observed |
| 2009 | 46 | 127 | 1,525 | observed |
| 2010 | 46 | 130 | 1,540 | observed |
| 2011 | 78 | 87 | 2,591 | observed |
| 2012 | 83 | 86 | 2,793 | observed |
| 2013 | 108 | 67 | 3,746 | observed |
| 2014 | 107 | 65 | 3,683 | observed |
| 2015 | 97 | 73 | 3,422 | observed |
| 2016 | 93 | 76 | 3,294 | observed |
| 2017 | 92 | 71 | 3,380 | observed |
| 2018 | 70 | 85 | 2,658 | observed |
| 2019 | 90 | 69 | 3,504 | observed |
| 2020 | 77 | 72 | 3,213 | observed |
| 2021 | 73 | 78 | 2,975 | observed |
| 2022 | 95 | 55 | 3,917 | observed |
| 2023 | 91 | 55 | 3,858 | observed |
| 2024 | 60 | 85 | 2,562 | observed |
| 2025 | 80 | 52 | 3,466 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ruaridh” 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.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Ruaridh
The Irish Ruadri, Ruadhan, Ruadhaic, the Scottish Ruaridh, and Welsh Rhydderch, have all alike disguised themselves as Roderick, which is in each case supposed to be the full name of those who in ordinary parlance call themselves Rory or Roy.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter III (Gaelic Names), Section IX (Names of Complexion) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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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
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
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
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