UK name, mostly boys
Hei
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.
Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 3 girls.
Hei is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Hei popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3688, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 5 births.
This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2019 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.
Hei is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Hei. 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
- • Hei ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 5 boys were registered as Hei.
- • Hei is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hei as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 80.0% of Hei registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3688
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2024
5 births
Estimated living
12
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Hei
In England and Wales birth records, Hei has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 80.0% of registrations are for boys and 20.0% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Hei registered for boys
- Ranked #3,688 in 2024
- 5 boys registered in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (5 births)
Hei registered for girls
- Ranked #5,687 in 2023
- 3 girls registered in 2023
- Peak: 2023 (3 births)
Popularity
Hei over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Hei in England and Wales, from 2019 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 Hei, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hei by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hei 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 | #3898 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4702 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Hei
- Harry 141,693
- Henry 65,177
- Harrison 45,958
- Harvey 35,648
- Harley 22,095
- Hugo 18,779
- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Hei: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hei in the UK right now?
In 2024, Hei was ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Hei most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 5 babies registered as Hei in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hei in the UK?
A total of 12 babies have been registered as Hei across the 3 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.