UK boy's name
Hou
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hou is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Hou popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4678, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2010 to 2010. 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.
Hou is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Hou. 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 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hou ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales in 2010, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 3 boys were registered as Hou.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hou as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4678
2010
Births in 2010
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Decades
Hou by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4678 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Hou
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- Henry 65,177
- Harrison 45,958
- Harvey 35,648
- Harley 22,095
- Hugo 18,779
- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Hou: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hou in the UK right now?
In 2010, Hou was ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hou most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 3 babies registered as Hou in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hou in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Hou across the 1 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.