UK boy's name
Ultan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ultan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ultan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2008 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 93 living people in the UK are called Ultan. 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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ultan ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 3 boys were registered as Ultan.
- • Ultan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2024.
- • About 93 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ultan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2008
3 births
Estimated living
93
2026
Popularity
Ultan over time
The chart below shows babies named Ultan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ultan, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ultan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ultan 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 | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4432 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Ultan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ultan. 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.
Ultan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2024.
Across the UK
Ultan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#339 in 2024
21 years of NISRA records, 88 total registered
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- Ubaid 383
- Umer 325
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FAQ
Ultan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ultan in the UK right now?
In 2021, Ultan was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ultan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 3 babies registered as Ultan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ultan in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Ultan across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 88 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Ultan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ultan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #339 in 2024. 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.