UK girl's name
Alaw
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Alaw is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Alaw popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1894, with 15 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 21 births.
This profile covers 383 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 71% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 381 living people in the UK are called Alaw. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Alaw ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 15 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 21 girls were registered as Alaw.
- • About 381 living people in the UK are estimated to have Alaw as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1894
2024
Births in 2024
15
Latest year
Peak year
2001
21 births
Estimated living
381
2026
Popularity
Alaw over time
The chart below shows babies named Alaw registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Alaw, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 15 births in 2024, compared with 21 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alaw by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Alaw was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1934 | 72 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2109 | 130 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1637 | 144 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1989 | 37 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Alaw
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Alaw Tecwyn
singer
Welsh musician
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Alaw Roberts
producer
Welsh producer
Related
Names similar to Alaw
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Alaw: questions and answers
How popular is the name Alaw in the UK right now?
In 2024, Alaw was ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales, with 15 births registered.
When was Alaw most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 21 babies registered as Alaw in England and Wales.
How many people are called Alaw in the UK?
A total of 383 babies have been registered as Alaw across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.