UK boy's name
Aneurin
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.
Aneurin is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Aneurin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1076, with 27 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 43 births.
This profile covers 624 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 63% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 626 living people in the UK are called Aneurin. 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
- • Aneurin ranked #1076 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 27 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 43 boys were registered as Aneurin.
- • Aneurin ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #707 in 2016.
- • About 626 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aneurin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1076
2024
Births in 2024
27
Latest year
Peak year
2019
43 births
Estimated living
626
2026
Popularity
Aneurin over time
The chart below shows babies named Aneurin 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 Aneurin, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 27 births in 2024, compared with 43 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aneurin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aneurin 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 | #1057 | 137 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1104 | 267 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1179 | 175 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1242 | 45 | 4 |
Geography
Where Aneurin is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Aneurin. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Aneurin ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #707 in 2016.
Across the UK
Aneurin in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#707 in 2016
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Aneurin
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Aneurin Donald
cricketer
Welsh cricketer
1996-
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Aneurin Norman
cricketer
cricketer
1991-
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Aneurin Barnard
actor; stage actor; film actor; television actor
Welsh actor (born 1987)
1987-
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Aneurin Evans
writer; astrophysicist; professor
Welsh astrophysicist
1947-
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Aneurin Hughes
civil servant; biographer
British diplomat
1937-2020
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Aneurin Jones
painter
Welsh painter (1930–2017)
1930-2017
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Aneurin Jenkins Jones
writer; docent
Welsh author
1925-1981
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Aneurin Bevan
politician; trade unionist
Welsh politician (1897-1960)
1897-1960
Related
Names similar to Aneurin
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Aneurin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aneurin in the UK right now?
In 2024, Aneurin was ranked #1076 for boys in England and Wales, with 27 births registered.
When was Aneurin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 43 babies registered as Aneurin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aneurin in the UK?
A total of 624 babies have been registered as Aneurin across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is Aneurin most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Aneurin ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #707 in 2016. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.