Rhodri
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROD-ree
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
Rhodri is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “wheel king”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies).
What does Rhodri mean?
Welsh
“wheel king”
Rhodri Mawr, or Rhodri the Great, ruled much of Wales in the 9th century and fought off Viking raiders.
Is Rhodri a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhodri is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rhodri in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 936th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Rhodri, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 59 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Rhodri than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Rhodri in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales.
Rhodri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 42 | #531 |
| 2000 | 51 | #466 |
| 1999 | 55 | #444 |
| 1998 | 59 | #417 |
| 1997 | 48 | #457 |
| 1996 | 57 | #405 |
Names like Rhodri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan, Robert, Patrick, David, Ravi, Adam, Michael, Ronan, Liam, Rumi, Billy, Jason
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
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, “Rhodri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rhodri, updated 20 October 2026.