UK boy's name
T
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.
T is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for T popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3411, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 20 births.
This profile covers 147 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1999 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 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 149 living people in the UK are called T. 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
- • T ranked #3411 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 20 boys were registered as T.
- • T ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2010.
- • About 149 living people in the UK are estimated to have T as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3411
2019
Births in 2019
5
Latest year
Peak year
2005
20 births
Estimated living
149
2026
Popularity
T over time
The chart below shows babies named T registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 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 T, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2019, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
T by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether T 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 | #3264 | 38 | 7 |
| 2000s | #1793 | 105 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2425 | 4 | 1 |
Geography
Where T is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for T. 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.
T ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2010.
Across the UK
T in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#638 in 2010
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to T
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
T: questions and answers
How popular is the name T in the UK right now?
In 2019, T was ranked #3411 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was T most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 20 babies registered as T in England and Wales.
How many people are called T in the UK?
A total of 147 babies have been registered as T across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is T most common?
In the latest published local rankings, T ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #638 in 2010. 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.