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UK boy's name

Guto

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.

Guto is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Guto popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1758, with 14 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 20 births.

This profile covers 388 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 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 70% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 385 living people in the UK are called Guto. 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

  • Guto ranked #1758 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 14 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2019, when 20 boys were registered as Guto.
  • About 385 living people in the UK are estimated to have Guto as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#1758

2024

Births in 2024

14

Latest year

Peak year

2019

20 births

Estimated living

385

2026

Popularity

Guto over time

The chart below shows babies named Guto 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 Guto, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 14 births in 2024, compared with 20 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Guto
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Decades

Guto by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Guto 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 #1883 65 5
2010s #1617 150 10
2000s #1430 133 10
1990s #1269 40 4

Notable bearers

Famous people named Guto

  • Guto Dafydd

    writer; poet

    Welsh poet and author

    1990-

  • Guto Bebb

    politician; sole proprietorship

    Welsh politician, MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)

    1968-

  • Guto Roberts

    actor

    Welsh actor

    1925-1999

  • Guto Dafis

    singer; musician

    Welsh language singer and story teller

  • Guto Roberts

    singer

    Welsh musician

  • Guto Vaughan

    musician

    Welsh musician

  • Guto Rhun

    director

    Welsh director

  • Guto Williams

    producer

    Welsh producer

Related

Names similar to Guto

FAQ

Guto: questions and answers

How popular is the name Guto in the UK right now?

In 2024, Guto was ranked #1758 for boys in England and Wales, with 14 births registered.

When was Guto most popular?

The peak year on record was 2019, with 20 babies registered as Guto in England and Wales.

How many people are called Guto in the UK?

A total of 388 babies have been registered as Guto across the 29 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.