UK boy's name
Meirion
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Meirion is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Meirion popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 5 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1998 to 2021. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 17 living people in the UK are called Meirion. 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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Meirion ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 5 boys were registered as Meirion.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Meirion as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
1999
5 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Meirion over time
The chart below shows babies named Meirion registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Meirion, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Meirion by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Meirion 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 | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4632 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3036 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2499 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Meirion
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Meirion: questions and answers
How popular is the name Meirion in the UK right now?
In 2021, Meirion was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Meirion most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 5 babies registered as Meirion in England and Wales.
How many people are called Meirion in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Meirion across the 5 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.