UK boy's name
Bligh
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.
Bligh is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bligh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2921, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 18 births.
This profile covers 96 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2017 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 39% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 95 living people in the UK are called Bligh. 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
- • Bligh ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 18 boys were registered as Bligh.
- • About 95 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bligh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2921
2024
Births in 2024
7
Latest year
Peak year
2019
18 births
Estimated living
95
2026
Popularity
Bligh over time
The chart below shows babies named Bligh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 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 Bligh, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bligh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bligh 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 | #2381 | 46 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1484 | 50 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Bligh
- 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
Bligh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bligh in the UK right now?
In 2024, Bligh was ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Bligh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 18 babies registered as Bligh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bligh in the UK?
A total of 96 babies have been registered as Bligh 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.