Robin vs Ruadh
Robin and Ruadhcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Robin was ranked #125 and Ruadh #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Robin was ranked #176 and Ruadh #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Robin was ranked #187 and Ruadh #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Robin and Ruadh over time
Robin and Ruadh appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Robin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ruadh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Robin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ruadh in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Robin #162 in 2023, Ruadh #187 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2014–2025
Robin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ruadh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Robin #162 in 2023, Ruadh #187 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Robin #176, Ruadh #232.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Robin | Ruadh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ruadh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ruadh
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2014–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys