UK girl's name
Hepzibah
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.
Hepzibah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Hepzibah 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 2005, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2005 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Hepzibah. 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
- • Hepzibah ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 4 girls were registered as Hepzibah.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hepzibah 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
2005
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Hepzibah over time
The chart below shows babies named Hepzibah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 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 Hepzibah, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hepzibah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hepzibah 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 | #5669 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3970 | 4 | 1 |
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Names similar to Hepzibah
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- 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
Hepzibah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hepzibah in the UK right now?
In 2022, Hepzibah was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hepzibah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 4 babies registered as Hepzibah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hepzibah in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Hepzibah across the 2 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.