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
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
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Guto Dafydd
writer; poet
Welsh poet and author
1990-
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Guto Bebb
politician; sole proprietorship
Welsh politician, MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)
1968-
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Guto Roberts
actor
Welsh actor
1925-1999
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Guto Dafis
singer; musician
Welsh language singer and story teller
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Guto Roberts
singer
Welsh musician
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Guto Vaughan
musician
Welsh musician
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Guto Rhun
director
Welsh director
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Guto Williams
producer
Welsh producer
Related
Names similar to Guto
- 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
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.