boy's name
Gruffydd
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 708
England and Wales
#976
2025 births
Gruffydd is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in England and Wales, ranking #976. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Gruffydd is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2017, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 16,998 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Gruffydd 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 | 32 |
| 2000s | 163 |
| 2010s | 307 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 206 |
How popular is Gruffydd?
In 2025, Gruffydd was given to 31 babies in England and Wales, ranking #976 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
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 Gruffydd
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gruffydd also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gruffydd over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Gruffydd 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.
Sibling names for Gruffydd
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gruffydd — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gruffydd
How popular is the name Gruffydd?
In 2025, Gruffydd was given to 31 babies in England and Wales, ranking #976 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Gruffydd a girl's or a boy's name?
Gruffydd is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gruffydd most popular?
Gruffydd peaked in 2017, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gruffydd a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gruffydd currently ranks #976 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.