Rudyard
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning red enclosure or red farmyard.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Rudyard by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Rudyard.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1914, making it a 1910s name.
Other names that mean red
Like Rudyard, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Russellred-haired; russet-colored782 in the US (2017)
- Flynndescendant of Flann the red218 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rudyard
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