Gruff
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 11 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
11
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2133
11 babies
Gruff by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Gruff.
What we can tell you about Gruff
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gruff. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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