UK boy's name
Busby
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.
Busby is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Busby popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 13 births.
This profile covers 72 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2010 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 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 72 living people in the UK are called Busby. 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
- • Busby ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 13 boys were registered as Busby.
- • About 72 living people in the UK are estimated to have Busby as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2017
13 births
Estimated living
72
2026
Popularity
Busby over time
The chart below shows babies named Busby registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 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 Busby, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Busby by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Busby 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 | #3324 | 29 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3401 | 43 | 7 |
Related
Names similar to Busby
- 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
Busby: questions and answers
How popular is the name Busby in the UK right now?
In 2024, Busby was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Busby most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 13 babies registered as Busby in England and Wales.
How many people are called Busby in the UK?
A total of 72 babies have been registered as Busby across the 12 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.