UK name, mostly boys
Watan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 3 girls.
Watan is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Watan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2023 to 2023. 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.
Watan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Watan. 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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Watan ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 3 boys were registered as Watan.
- • Watan is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Watan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 50.0% of Watan registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2023
3 births
Estimated living
3
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Watan
In England and Wales birth records, Watan has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 50.0% of registrations are for boys and 50.0% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Watan registered for boys
- Ranked #4,991 in 2023
- 3 boys registered in 2023
- Peak: 2023 (3 births)
Watan registered for girls
- Ranked #5,591 in 2019
- 3 girls registered in 2019
- Peak: 2019 (3 births)
Popularity
Watan over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Watan in England and Wales, from 2019 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Watan, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Watan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Watan 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 | #4991 | 3 | 1 |
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- Will 3,185
- Warren 2,787
- Wyatt 2,604
- Wesley 2,513
- Woody 1,951
- Walter 1,918
- Wiktor 1,354
- Wayne 979
- Wilbur 975
- Wade 902
FAQ
Watan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Watan in the UK right now?
In 2023, Watan was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Watan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 3 babies registered as Watan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Watan in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Watan across the 1 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.