Rudhra
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROOD-ruh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Rudhra is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the roarer”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Rudhra mean?
Sanskrit: variant spelling of Rudra
“the roarer”
Rudra is the Vedic storm god, later identified with Shiva, whose name is traditionally linked to rud 'to howl'.
Is Rudhra a girl's or a boy's name?
Rudhra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 6 boys in the UK.
How popular is Rudhra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rudhra, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. 5 girls were also named Rudhra in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Rudhra of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rudhra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Rudhra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Avyaan, Rudransh, Aarav, Rishiv, Ravi, Aviraj, Vihaan, Krishiv, Viraj, Harshiv, Dhruvansh
Names related to Rudhra
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda
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, “Rudhra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rudhra, updated 20 October 2026.