UK boy's name
Now
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.
Now is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Now popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 3 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2019 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Now. 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
- • Now ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 3 boys were registered as Now.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Now as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2019
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Now over time
The chart below shows babies named Now registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2019 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 Now, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Now by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Now 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 | #4699 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4702 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Now
- Noah 72,596
- Nathan 46,860
- Nicholas 15,983
- Nathaniel 12,151
- Niall 5,746
- Nicolas 3,825
- Nico 3,532
- Nate 2,029
- Nikodem 1,872
- Noel 1,865
- Ned 1,614
- Neo 1,563
FAQ
Now: questions and answers
How popular is the name Now in the UK right now?
In 2022, Now was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Now most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 3 babies registered as Now in England and Wales.
How many people are called Now in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Now across the 3 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.