Ruairi
#9,602 most common boys' name of all time · #24,268 across all names · 96% male / 4% female · used 1988–2025
Rank among boys
#9,602
Rank overall
#24,268 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
301
Since 2016
153
Peak year
2021 #5,450
Best rank
#4,781 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Ruairi first appears in 1988. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 17 | 23 | #5,491 |
| 2024 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,334 |
| 2023 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,971 |
| 2022 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,781 |
| 2021 | 6 | 17 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2020 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,789 |
| 2019 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,589 |
| 2018 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,461 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,453 |
| 2016 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,362 |
| 2015 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,171 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,415 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,229 |
| 2012 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,230 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,400 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,313 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,634 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,267 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,253 |
| 2005 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,395 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,437 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,411 |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,908 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,339 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,106 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,087 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,596 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,493 |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,246 |