UK boy's name
Sholto
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sholto is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Sholto popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 7 births.
This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 64 living people in the UK are called Sholto. 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 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sholto ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 7 boys were registered as Sholto.
- • Sholto ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #490 in 2004.
- • About 64 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sholto as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
7 births
Estimated living
64
2026
Popularity
Sholto over time
The chart below shows babies named Sholto registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sholto, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sholto by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sholto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4363 | 21 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3009 | 31 | 7 |
| 1990s | #2021 | 10 | 2 |
Geography
Where Sholto is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Sholto. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Sholto ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #490 in 2004.
Across the UK
Sholto in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#490 in 2004
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Sholto
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Sholto Carnegie
rower
British rower
1995-
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Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside
politician; military officer
British commander in the Royal Air Force (1893-1969)
1893-1969
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Sholto Johnstone Douglas
painter
British artist (1871-1958)
1871-1958
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Sholto Campbell, 2nd Baron Blythswood
politician
peer
1839-1916
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Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton
aristocrat
British earl
1732-1774
Related
Names similar to Sholto
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Sholto: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sholto in the UK right now?
In 2019, Sholto was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Sholto most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 7 babies registered as Sholto in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sholto in the UK?
A total of 62 babies have been registered as Sholto across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Sholto most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Sholto ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #490 in 2004. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.