Gruffydd is a distinctive choice, ranked #1053 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Gruffydd in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1053
About the Name Gruffydd
Gruffydd has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 241 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #740 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Gruffydd is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gruffydd
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Gruffydd per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gruffydd in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gruffydd has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 241 places in the last five years. Its peak was #740 in 2019. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Gruffydd is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Gruffydd include: Llŷr Gruffydd — Llŷr Huws Gruffydd is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011.; Elis Gruffydd — Elis Gruffydd, sometimes known as "The soldier of Calais", was a Welsh chronicler, transcriber, and translator..
Gruffydd does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gruffydds in the wild.
28
UK babies named Gruffydd (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 241 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gruffydd
Likely around 1 other Gruffydd in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Llŷr Huws Gruffydd is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician, serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011. He acted as interim leader of Plaid Cymru from 16 May to 16 June 2023.
Elis Gruffydd, sometimes known as "The soldier of Calais", was a Welsh chronicler, transcriber, and translator. He is known foremost for his massive chronicle Cronicl o Wech Oesoedd (Chronicle of the Six Ages), which covers the history of the world from the beginning of Adam and Eve up to the year 1552 (year of completion) and contains the earliest text of the Tale of Taliesin.
Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys KG (also known as Griffith Ryce in some antiquarian English sources) was a Welsh nobleman. He was the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the de facto ruler of most of south-west Wales who aided Henry Tudor in his victory on Bosworth Field in 1485 and Efa ferch Henry.
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd may refer to: Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, more commonly known as Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, also known as Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf (Llywelyn, Our Last Leader), Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales 1258–1282 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan (c.
Gruffydd Robert was a Welsh Catholic priest and humanist scholar who in 1567 wrote a pioneering Welsh grammar while in exile in Italy with his uncle and fellow-writer Morys Clynnog.
Owain ap Gruffydd may refer to: Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd Owain Cyfeiliog, Prince of part of Powys Owain Goch ap Gruffydd, ruler of part of Gwynedd in the late 1240s and early 1250s, brother of Llywelyn the Last of Gwynedd Owen de la Pole, also known as Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn (c. 1257–c.