Ratu
Boy · RAH-too
Ratu is a boys' name, meaning “chief”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Ratu mean?
Fijian title for a chief
“chief”
In Fiji Ratu is the title borne by male chiefs; in Malay and Indonesian the same word means queen.
- Say it
- RAH-too
Is Ratu a girl's or a boy's name?
Ratu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ratu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Ratu, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ratu than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Ratu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Ratu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
Names like Ratu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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