UK girl's name
Fuchsia
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fuchsia is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Fuchsia popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5730, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 5 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2003 to 2015. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Fuchsia. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fuchsia ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 5 girls were registered as Fuchsia.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fuchsia as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5730
2015
Births in 2015
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
5 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Popularity
Fuchsia over time
The chart below shows babies named Fuchsia registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Fuchsia, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2015, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fuchsia by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fuchsia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5284 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3832 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Fuchsia
- Freya 50,564
- Florence 32,908
- Francesca 18,752
- Faith 14,325
- Fatima 11,112
- Faye 8,999
- Felicity 8,554
- Frankie 6,977
- Ffion 6,115
- Flora 3,499
- Frances 3,417
- Fatimah 3,065
FAQ
Fuchsia: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fuchsia in the UK right now?
In 2015, Fuchsia was ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Fuchsia most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 5 babies registered as Fuchsia in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fuchsia in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Fuchsia across the 4 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.