Pronunciation
Roo-awn
Meaning
Red-haired
Alternate spellings
Ruadhan
Fun fact
Ruadh is used for red hair in Irish. You'll also find it in Ruairí and other names with a red-haired connection. The án ending makes Ruadhán a little form.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Ruadhán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#120Rank among boy names in 202546Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #120 |
| 2024 | 30 | #169 |
| 2023 | 31 | #166 |
| 2022 | 34 | #164 |
| 2021 | 29 | #182 |
| 2020 | 19 | #250 |
| 2019 | 25 | #208 |
| 2018 | 28 | #200 |
| 2017 | 35 | #169 |
| 2016 | 20 | #245 |
| 2015 | 27 | #206 |
| 2014 | 23 | #237 |
| 2013 | 28 | #209 |
| 2012 | 19 | #263 |
| 2011 | 18 | #272 |
| 2010 | 16 | #284 |
| 2009 | 23 | #233 |
| 2008 | 11 | #346 |
| 2007 | 16 | #247 |
| 2006 | 12 | #271 |
| 2005 | 9 | #283 |
| 2004 | 10 | #263 |
| 2003 | 7 | #305 |
| 2002 | 8 | #267 |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 7 | #241 |
| 1998 | 5 | #280 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1995 | 4 | #301 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.