UK boy's name
Hunter-John
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hunter-John is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Hunter-John popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3048, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 11 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2018 to 2022. 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 55% 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 Hunter-John. 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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hunter-John ranked #3048 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 11 boys were registered as Hunter-John.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hunter-John as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3048
2022
Births in 2022
6
Latest year
Peak year
2021
11 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Hunter-John over time
The chart below shows babies named Hunter-John registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2018 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Hunter-John, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2022, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hunter-John by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hunter-John 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 | #2960 | 21 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Hunter-John: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hunter-John in the UK right now?
In 2022, Hunter-John was ranked #3048 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Hunter-John most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 11 babies registered as Hunter-John in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hunter-John in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Hunter-John across the 4 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.