UK girl's name
Heulwen
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.
Heulwen is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Heulwen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 5 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 7 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 24 living people in the UK are called Heulwen. 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
- • Heulwen ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 5 girls were registered as Heulwen.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Heulwen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
5 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Heulwen over time
The chart below shows babies named Heulwen 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 Heulwen, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Heulwen by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Heulwen 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 | #5891 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5228 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #5309 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3254 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Heulwen
- 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
Heulwen: questions and answers
How popular is the name Heulwen in the UK right now?
In 2024, Heulwen was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Heulwen most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 5 babies registered as Heulwen in England and Wales.
How many people are called Heulwen in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Heulwen across the 7 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.