Gruffydd
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Gruffydd is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies).
What does Gruffydd mean?
Welsh
Welsh royal name, borne by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, who in the 11th century became the only king to rule all of Wales.
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Is Gruffydd a girl's or a boy's name?
Gruffydd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gruffydd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,055among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Gruffydd, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 45 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gruffydd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were given Gruffydd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #741, up from #1,055 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales.
Gruffydd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 42 | #844 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 45 | #817 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 34 | #938 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Nicknames for Gruffydd
Names like Gruffydd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alfred Grayson Wilfred Arlo Luca Muhammad Idris Oscar Arthur Brody Noah Theo
Other spellings of Gruffydd
Gruffudd Griffydd
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