US rank #6601 Boys' name Peak 2022 271 births

Ruairi — #6601 US boys' name

271 babies named Ruairi in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s332000s602010s912020s81
#6601
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ruairi was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ruairi in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruairi

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Ruairi between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ruairi currently holds the #6601 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruairi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ruairi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruairi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 271 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ruairi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

271

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2022

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,601

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ruairi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
21
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
510152025 20242020201620122007200219971988 6

Ruairi popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2021 (Ruairi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2021 6

Ruairi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 34% of Ruairi's all-time total
1980s61990s332000s602010s912020s81

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruairi?
271 babies have been named Ruairi since 1988. It currently ranks #6601 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 21 births.
When was Ruairi most popular?
Ruairi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ruairi been used?
Ruairi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ruairi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rual, Ruari, Ruan, Ruaan, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.