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Gruff

/ˈɡɹʌf/ · 100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Gruff has been registered 174 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales174
Born in 202511

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gruff per year · Office for National Statistics (England & Wales)
19962025
  • Peak year2016 · 19
  • Born in 202511
  • All time174
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Gruff?

Gruff was given to 11 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2016, with 19 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Gruff

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Guy0.51
  2. Gus0.51

Middle names for Gruff

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gruff Thomas0.74
  2. Gruff James0.74
  3. Gruff Cole0.73
  4. Gruff Miles0.73
  5. Gruff Wilder0.72
  6. Gruff Paul0.55

Sibling names for Gruff

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Saanvisister · 0.88
  2. Milanasister · 0.88
  3. Zakariyyabrother · 0.88
  4. Meerabsister · 0.88
  5. Vihaanbrother · 0.87
  6. Kaysonbrother · 0.87

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded2006
  2. Peak year2016 · 19
  3. Years recorded19 of 30
  4. All time174

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gruff Evans0.73
  2. Gruff Edwards0.73
  3. Gruff Anderson0.73
  4. Gruff Allen0.73
  5. Gruff Adams0.73
  6. Gruff Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gruff

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.