UK name, mostly girls
Hoi
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.
Hoi is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Hoi popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 5 births.
This profile covers 32 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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.
Hoi is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 38 living people in the UK are called Hoi. 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
- • Hoi ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 5 girls were registered as Hoi.
- • Hoi ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #667 in 2003.
- • About 38 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hoi as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 91.4% of Hoi registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2024
5 births
Estimated living
38
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Hoi
In England and Wales birth records, Hoi has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 8.6% of registrations are for boys and 91.4% 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.
Hoi registered for boys
- Ranked #3,036 in 2000
- 3 boys registered in 2000
- Peak: 2000 (3 births)
Hoi registered for girls
- Ranked #4,192 in 2024
- 5 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (5 births)
Popularity
Hoi over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Hoi in England and Wales, from 1997 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 Hoi, 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
Hoi by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hoi 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 | #4192 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5680 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4259 | 11 | 3 |
| 1990s | #3483 | 7 | 2 |
Geography
Where Hoi is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Hoi. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Hoi ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #667 in 2003.
Across the UK
Hoi in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#667 in 2003
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Related
Names similar to Hoi
- 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
Hoi: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hoi in the UK right now?
In 2024, Hoi was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Hoi most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 5 babies registered as Hoi in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hoi in the UK?
A total of 32 babies have been registered as Hoi across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is Hoi most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Hoi ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #667 in 2003. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.