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UK name, mostly boys

Baljeet

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2006. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 3 girls.

Baljeet is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Baljeet popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2006 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4052, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 5 births.

This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1998 to 2006. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Baljeet. 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 2007 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Baljeet ranked #4052 for boys in England and Wales in 2006, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2000, when 5 boys were registered as Baljeet.
  • Baljeet is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
  • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Baljeet as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
  • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 80.0% of Baljeet registrations are for boys.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4052

2006

Births in 2006

3

Latest year

Peak year

2000

5 births

Estimated living

12

2026

Gender

Boy and girl registrations for Baljeet

In England and Wales birth records, Baljeet has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 80.0% of registrations are for boys and 20.0% are for girls.

These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.

80% boys
20% girls
Boys12 (80.0%)Girls3 (20.0%)

Baljeet registered for boys

  • Ranked #4,052 in 2006
  • 3 boys registered in 2006
  • Peak: 2000 (5 births)

Baljeet registered for girls

  • Ranked #3,848 in 1998
  • 3 girls registered in 1998
  • Peak: 1998 (3 births)

Popularity

Baljeet over time

The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Baljeet in England and Wales, from 1998 to 2006. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Baljeet, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2006, compared with 5 at the peak.

Babies born per year

BoysGirls
02457199820022006

Decades

Baljeet by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Baljeet 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
2000s #3097 8 2
1990s #2419 4 1

Related

Names similar to Baljeet

FAQ

Baljeet: questions and answers

How popular is the name Baljeet in the UK right now?

In 2006, Baljeet was ranked #4052 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Baljeet most popular?

The peak year on record was 2000, with 5 babies registered as Baljeet in England and Wales.

How many people are called Baljeet in the UK?

A total of 12 babies have been registered as Baljeet across the 3 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.