Gruffudd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GRIF-ith
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Gruffudd is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Gruffudd mean?
Welsh: Welsh original of Griffith
Borne by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, the 11th-century king who ruled almost all of Wales.
Is Gruffudd a girl's or a boy's name?
Gruffudd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gruffudd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Gruffudd, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 18 boys.
2025 had more boys named Gruffudd than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Gruffudd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were given Gruffudd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #741, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Gruffudd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Nicknames for Gruffudd
Names like Gruffudd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan Harry Ethan Owen William Harvey Leon Kai Toby Charlie Max Joseph
Other spellings of Gruffudd
Gruffydd Griffydd
More Welsh names
Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith Brynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gruffudd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gruffudd, updated 20 October 2026.