UK boy's name
Bawan
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.
Bawan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bawan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1951, with 12 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 12 births.
This profile covers 127 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 2003 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 126 living people in the UK are called Bawan. 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
- • Bawan ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 12 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 12 boys were registered as Bawan.
- • About 126 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bawan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1951
2024
Births in 2024
12
Latest year
Peak year
2018
12 births
Estimated living
126
2026
Popularity
Bawan over time
The chart below shows babies named Bawan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 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 Bawan, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 12 births in 2024, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bawan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bawan 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 | #3039 | 35 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3064 | 57 | 9 |
| 2000s | #2715 | 35 | 6 |
Related
Names similar to Bawan
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Bawan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bawan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Bawan was ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales, with 12 births registered.
When was Bawan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 12 babies registered as Bawan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bawan in the UK?
A total of 127 babies have been registered as Bawan across the 20 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.