UK boy's name
Rhun
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.
Rhun is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Rhun popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4001, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 6 births.
This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 1996 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 62 living people in the UK are called Rhun. 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
- • Rhun ranked #4001 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 6 boys were registered as Rhun.
- • About 62 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rhun as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4001
2022
Births in 2022
4
Latest year
Peak year
2006
6 births
Estimated living
62
2026
Popularity
Rhun over time
The chart below shows babies named Rhun registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Rhun, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2022, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rhun by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rhun 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 | #4200 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4616 | 22 | 7 |
| 2000s | #3592 | 22 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2600 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Rhun
- Ryan 68,692
- Riley 37,992
- Robert 27,462
- Reuben 25,122
- Rhys 24,418
- Reece 24,329
- Rory 21,870
- Roman 16,609
- Ronnie 16,445
- Reggie 14,684
- Rowan 14,371
- Ralph 8,892
FAQ
Rhun: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rhun in the UK right now?
In 2022, Rhun was ranked #4001 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Rhun most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 6 babies registered as Rhun in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rhun in the UK?
A total of 62 babies have been registered as Rhun across the 18 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.