UK girl's name
Heledd
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.
Heledd is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Heledd popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 16 births.
This profile covers 130 England and Wales registrations across 18 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 19% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 129 living people in the UK are called Heledd. 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
- • Heledd ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 16 girls were registered as Heledd.
- • About 129 living people in the UK are estimated to have Heledd as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
16 births
Estimated living
129
2026
Popularity
Heledd over time
The chart below shows babies named Heledd 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 Heledd, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Heledd by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Heledd 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 | #4784 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #5725 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2888 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1746 | 39 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Heledd
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Heledd: questions and answers
How popular is the name Heledd in the UK right now?
In 2022, Heledd was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Heledd most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 16 babies registered as Heledd in England and Wales.
How many people are called Heledd in the UK?
A total of 130 babies have been registered as Heledd across the 18 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.