Tudor
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TYOO-dor
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #763 for boys
Tudor is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 763rd for boys in the UK (50 babies).
What does Tudor mean?
Welsh: from Welsh Tudur; also the Romanian form of Theodore
“ruler of the people”
The royal House of Tudor descended from the Welsh courtier Owen Tudor; in Romania, Tudor is a form of Theodore.
Is Tudor a girl's or a boy's name?
Tudor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 50 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tudor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #763among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 6,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the UK were named Tudor, making it the 763rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 82 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tudor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 702nd in England and Wales.
Tudor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #763 |
| 2024 | 49 | #769 |
| 2023 | 66 | #618 |
| 2022 | 60 | #662 |
| 2021 | 66 | #626 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 57 | #675 |
| 2018 | 56 | #689 |
| 2017 | 54 | #717 |
| 2016 | 48 | #771 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
Names like Tudor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Idris Arthur Tommy Teddy River Ezra Rupert Hunter Jasper Rory Hector Chester
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
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, “Tudor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tudor, updated 20 October 2026.