Ruairi comes from the Scottish tradition, meaning Irish name meaning "red king.".
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How popular is Ruairi?
2022peak year
Ruairi has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6786), with about 14 babies named Ruairi each year. In 2022, 21 babies received the name (ranked #4817). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 277.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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