UK boy's name
Humayun
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.
Humayun is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Humayun popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 7 births.
This profile covers 84 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1997 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 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 83 living people in the UK are called Humayun. 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
- • Humayun ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 7 boys were registered as Humayun.
- • About 83 living people in the UK are estimated to have Humayun as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2000
7 births
Estimated living
83
2026
Popularity
Humayun over time
The chart below shows babies named Humayun registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, 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 Humayun, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Humayun by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Humayun 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 | #4122 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3842 | 18 | 4 |
| 2000s | #2907 | 42 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2449 | 12 | 3 |
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Names similar to Humayun
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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
Humayun: questions and answers
How popular is the name Humayun in the UK right now?
In 2024, Humayun was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Humayun most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 7 babies registered as Humayun in England and Wales.
How many people are called Humayun in the UK?
A total of 84 babies have been registered as Humayun across the 19 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.