UK girl's name
Hoorab
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.
Hoorab is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Hoorab popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3318, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 13 births.
This profile covers 36 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2017 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 54% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 36 living people in the UK are called Hoorab. 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
- • Hoorab ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 13 girls were registered as Hoorab.
- • About 36 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hoorab as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3318
2024
Births in 2024
7
Latest year
Peak year
2022
13 births
Estimated living
36
2026
Popularity
Hoorab over time
The chart below shows babies named Hoorab registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 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 Hoorab, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hoorab by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hoorab 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 | #4161 | 26 | 4 |
| 2010s | #4448 | 10 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Hoorab
- 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
Hoorab: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hoorab in the UK right now?
In 2024, Hoorab was ranked #3318 for girls in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Hoorab most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 13 babies registered as Hoorab in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hoorab in the UK?
A total of 36 babies have been registered as Hoorab across the 6 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.