UK girl's name
Begw
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.
Begw is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Begw popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 8 births.
This profile covers 73 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 2004 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 63% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 73 living people in the UK are called Begw. 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
- • Begw ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 8 girls were registered as Begw.
- • About 73 living people in the UK are estimated to have Begw as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2017
8 births
Estimated living
73
2026
Popularity
Begw over time
The chart below shows babies named Begw registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 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 Begw, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Begw by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Begw 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 | #3970 | 26 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4512 | 28 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4430 | 19 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Begw
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Begw: questions and answers
How popular is the name Begw in the UK right now?
In 2024, Begw was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Begw most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 8 babies registered as Begw in England and Wales.
How many people are called Begw in the UK?
A total of 73 babies have been registered as Begw across the 16 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.