Ruan
Boy · ROO-an
Big in Northern Ireland
Ruan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies).
What does Ruan mean?
Used in Ireland and South Africa; also a Cornish place name
Used in Ireland and among Afrikaans speakers; Ruan Major and Ruan Minor in Cornwall are named after a local saint.
- Say it
- ROO-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ruan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruan 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 Ruan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,055among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Ruan, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 32 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ruan than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Ruan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Ruan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Ruan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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