UK girl's name
Bakhtawar
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bakhtawar is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Bakhtawar popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 7 births.
This profile covers 32 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 1998 to 2023. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 32 living people in the UK are called Bakhtawar. 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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bakhtawar ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 7 girls were registered as Bakhtawar.
- • About 32 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bakhtawar as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
7 births
Estimated living
32
2026
Popularity
Bakhtawar over time
The chart below shows babies named Bakhtawar registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bakhtawar, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bakhtawar by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bakhtawar 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 | #5678 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #5261 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #4407 | 12 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2165 | 7 | 1 |
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- Bethan 7,968
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- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Bakhtawar: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bakhtawar in the UK right now?
In 2023, Bakhtawar was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bakhtawar most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 7 babies registered as Bakhtawar in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bakhtawar in the UK?
A total of 32 babies have been registered as Bakhtawar across the 8 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.