UK boy's name
Bekir
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bekir is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bekir popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2004 to 2021. 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Bekir. 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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bekir ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 4 boys were registered as Bekir.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bekir as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2004
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Bekir over time
The chart below shows babies named Bekir registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bekir, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bekir by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bekir 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 | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3009 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Bekir
- 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
Bekir: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bekir in the UK right now?
In 2021, Bekir was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bekir most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 4 babies registered as Bekir in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bekir in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Bekir across the 2 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.