UK boy's name
Gethin
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.
Gethin is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Gethin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1322, with 20 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 159 births.
This profile covers 1,880 England and Wales registrations across 27 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 13% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 1,886 living people in the UK are called Gethin. 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
- • Gethin ranked #1322 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 20 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 159 boys were registered as Gethin.
- • Gethin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #398 in 2014.
- • About 1,886 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gethin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1322
2024
Births in 2024
20
Latest year
Peak year
2008
159 births
Estimated living
1,886
2026
Popularity
Gethin over time
The chart below shows babies named Gethin registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Gethin, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 20 births in 2024, compared with 159 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gethin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gethin 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 | #1031 | 144 | 5 |
| 2010s | #503 | 875 | 10 |
| 2000s | #443 | 777 | 10 |
| 1990s | #467 | 84 | 2 |
Geography
Where Gethin is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Gethin. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Gethin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #398 in 2014.
Across the UK
Gethin in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#711 in 2020
4 years of NRS records, 16 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#398 in 2014
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Gethin
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Gethin Jones
association football player
Australian association football player (born 1995)
1995-
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Gethin Anthony
actor; stage actor; film actor; television actor
English actor
1983-
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Gethin Robinson
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
1982-
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Gethin Jones
association football player
Welsh footballer, born 1981
1981-
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Gethin Jenkins
rugby union player; rugby league player
Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
1980-
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Gethin Jones
television presenter; rugby union player; presenter
Welsh television presenter
1978-
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Gethin ap Gruffydd
politician
Welsh nationalist
1946-2025
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Gethin Davies
writer; Christian minister
Welsh Baptist minister
1846-1896
Related
Names similar to Gethin
- George 121,258
- Gabriel 20,581
- Grayson 7,636
- Gregory 2,925
- Guy 2,646
- Gareth 2,092
- Georgie 1,872
- Gary 1,575
- Gavin 1,422
- Giovanni 1,252
- Grant 1,199
- Greyson 1,165
FAQ
Gethin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gethin in the UK right now?
In 2024, Gethin was ranked #1322 for boys in England and Wales, with 20 births registered.
When was Gethin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 159 babies registered as Gethin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gethin in the UK?
A total of 1,880 babies have been registered as Gethin across the 27 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 16 more in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Gethin most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Gethin ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #398 in 2014. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.