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Boy name · Welsh origin

Rhodri

Welsh origin · 100% boys · 36 born in 2025

Welsh rhod, "wheel", and rhi, "ruler" — wheel ruler. Rhodri Mawr united most of Wales in the ninth century.

MeaningWheel ruler
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
NicknamesRhod
Recorded in England & Wales871
Born in 202536
Themes: royal leadership

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rhodri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 59
  • Born in 202536
  • All time871
  • England & Wales, 2025#879 · 36

How popular is Rhodri?

Rhodri was given to 36 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 1998, with 59 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Rhodri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rodrick0.63
  2. Rory0.54
  3. Khari0.55
  4. Henri0.55
  5. Rodrigo0.53
  6. Roderick0.51
  7. Omari0.45
  8. Rod0.45

Middle names for Rhodri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rhodri Paul0.83
  2. Rhodri John0.83
  3. Rhodri Lee0.83
  4. Rhodri Dean0.82
  5. Rhodri Blake0.82
  6. Rhodri Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Rhodri

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Brontesister · 0.95
  2. Wesleybrother · 0.93
  3. Dionbrother · 0.93
  4. Ianbrother · 0.92
  5. Cassandrasister · 0.92
  6. Marinasister · 0.92

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1998 · 59
  3. Years recorded30 of 30
  4. All time871

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rhodri Nguyen0.78
  2. Rhodri Moore0.78
  3. Rhodri Lee0.78
  4. Rhodri Hall0.78
  5. Rhodri Green0.78
  6. Rhodri Brown0.78

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 Rhodri

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

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.