UK boy's name
Gethyn
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gethyn is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Gethyn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3449, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 21 births.
This profile covers 180 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 1996 to 2022. 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 24% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 179 living people in the UK are called Gethyn. 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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gethyn ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 21 boys were registered as Gethyn.
- • About 179 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gethyn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3449
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2008
21 births
Estimated living
179
2026
Popularity
Gethyn over time
The chart below shows babies named Gethyn registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gethyn, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 21 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gethyn by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gethyn 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 | #3450 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | #2623 | 82 | 9 |
| 2000s | #1894 | 78 | 7 |
| 1990s | #2092 | 10 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Gethyn
- George 121,258
- Gabriel 20,581
- Grayson 7,636
- Gregory 2,925
- Guy 2,646
- Gareth 2,092
- Gethin 1,880
- Georgie 1,872
- Gary 1,575
- Gavin 1,422
- Giovanni 1,252
- Grant 1,199
FAQ
Gethyn: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gethyn in the UK right now?
In 2022, Gethyn was ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Gethyn most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 21 babies registered as Gethyn in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gethyn in the UK?
A total of 180 babies have been registered as Gethyn across the 20 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.