Ruairi

ROO-uh-ree Boy Irish

Red king

Etymology

From Old Irish Ruaidrí, composed of rúad (red) and rí (king).

Variants

  • Ruaidhri

Rank by region

Region Boys Year
United States 2025
England and Wales 2025
Scotland 2024
Northern Ireland 2025
Ireland 2025
Canada 2024

Near Ruairi in Northern Ireland, 2025

  1. #36 Caleb
  2. #37 Daire
  3. #38 Michael
  4. #40 Ollie
  5. #41 Theodore
  6. #42 Ezra
Northern Ireland top boys

Popularity

United States

Falling

#5570 2025 · 17 babies

Ruairi (boys) rank by year in United States
YearUS
2006 #11768
2007 #10669
2008 Not ranked
2009 #8859
2010 #11911
2011 #11979
2012 #9538
2013 #11873
2014 #8656
2015 #6244
2016 #7509
2017 #8701
2018 #8693
2019 #6704
2020 #4831
2021 #5511
2022 #4818
2023 #8144
2024 #6412
2025 #5570

Falling and now outside the top 50.

Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.