UK boy's name
Llyr
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.
Llyr is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Llyr popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 17 births.
This profile covers 235 England and Wales registrations across 27 recorded years from 1996 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 35% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 233 living people in the UK are called Llyr. 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
- • Llyr ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 17 boys were registered as Llyr.
- • About 233 living people in the UK are estimated to have Llyr as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2008
17 births
Estimated living
233
2026
Popularity
Llyr over time
The chart below shows babies named Llyr registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Llyr, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Llyr by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Llyr 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 | #3543 | 27 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2432 | 70 | 8 |
| 2000s | #1778 | 98 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1277 | 40 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Llyr
- Luke 72,247
- Lewis 69,555
- Leo 63,249
- Liam 60,482
- Lucas 49,061
- Logan 40,771
- Louis 35,898
- Luca 30,323
- Louie 24,242
- Leon 22,308
- Levi 9,931
- Lee 7,861
FAQ
Llyr: questions and answers
How popular is the name Llyr in the UK right now?
In 2024, Llyr was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Llyr most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 17 babies registered as Llyr in England and Wales.
How many people are called Llyr in the UK?
A total of 235 babies have been registered as Llyr across the 27 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.