Ruairi

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: RuairíThe meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ruadh and rígh. In Ireland and Scotland, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.

From Wikipedia

Ruairi first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 38 babies (rank #852 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ruairi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ruairi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
22Soul urgeThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

532

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	33	#532
1997	28	#608
1998	33	#567
1999	26	#674
2000	16	#990
2001	19	#906
2002	20	#901
2003	14	#1,237
2004	29	#772
2005	18	#1,182
2006	18	#1,212
2007	19	#1,244
2008	20	#1,234
2009	21	#1,214
2010	26	#1,073
2011	25	#1,074
2012	27	#1,045
2013	30	#973
2014	35	#862
2015	37	#850
2016	38	#852