UK boy's name
Celt
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.
Celt is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Celt popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 14 births.
This profile covers 165 England and Wales registrations across 24 recorded years from 1998 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 164 living people in the UK are called Celt. 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
- • Celt ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 14 boys were registered as Celt.
- • About 164 living people in the UK are estimated to have Celt as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2022
14 births
Estimated living
164
2026
Popularity
Celt over time
The chart below shows babies named Celt registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 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 Celt, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Celt by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Celt 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 | #2363 | 48 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2596 | 77 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3038 | 36 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2419 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Celt
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Celt: questions and answers
How popular is the name Celt in the UK right now?
In 2024, Celt was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Celt most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 14 babies registered as Celt in England and Wales.
How many people are called Celt in the UK?
A total of 165 babies have been registered as Celt across the 24 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.