UK boy's name
Quhey
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.
Quhey is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Quhey popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 12 births.
This profile covers 40 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2017 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 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 40 living people in the UK are called Quhey. 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
- • Quhey ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 12 boys were registered as Quhey.
- • About 40 living people in the UK are estimated to have Quhey as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2019
12 births
Estimated living
40
2026
Popularity
Quhey over time
The chart below shows babies named Quhey registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 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 Quhey, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quhey by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Quhey 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 | #3971 | 18 | 4 |
| 2010s | #2910 | 22 | 3 |
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Names similar to Quhey
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- Quentin 481
- Quinton 375
- Quincy 334
- Qais 331
- Quinlan 247
- Qaasim 119
- Quin 105
- Quade 94
- Quintin 88
- Quinten 81
FAQ
Quhey: questions and answers
How popular is the name Quhey in the UK right now?
In 2024, Quhey was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Quhey most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 12 babies registered as Quhey in England and Wales.
How many people are called Quhey in the UK?
A total of 40 babies have been registered as Quhey across the 7 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.