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Unisex name

Ruari

53% girls, 47% boys · last recorded 2024

Ruari has been given to about 250 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 248
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ruari per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time250
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Ruari?

Its best year was 2016, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 7538th. The typical living American called Ruari is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Ruari

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kari0.65
  2. Amari0.65
  3. Shari0.65
  4. Ari0.65
  5. Zuri0.65
  6. Mari0.65
  7. Omari0.65
  8. Cari0.65

Middle names for Ruari

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ruari Catherine0.84
  2. Ruari Josephine0.84
  3. Ruari Marie0.83
  4. Ruari Grace0.83
  5. Ruari Jane0.83
  6. Ruari Louise0.83

Sibling names for Ruari

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.78
  2. Malayasister · 0.76
  3. Bodebrother · 0.75
  4. Aleenasister · 0.75
  5. Sienasister · 0.74
  6. Kamdenbrother · 0.74

Where Ruari is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.