boy's name
Gruffudd
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 276
Gruffudd is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Gruffudd is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 58,551 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Gruffudd over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 120 |
| 2010s | 96 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 37 |
How popular is Gruffudd?
In 2025, Gruffudd was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gruffudd
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gruffudd also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gruffudd over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Gruffudd in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
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Sibling names for Gruffudd
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gruffudd — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gruffudd
How popular is the name Gruffudd?
In 2025, Gruffudd was given to 9 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gruffudd a girl's or a boy's name?
Gruffudd is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gruffudd most popular?
Gruffudd peaked in 2007, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Gruffudd a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gruffudd currently ranks #2,454 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.