Digby is a distinctive choice, ranked #1307 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Digby in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1307
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About the Name Digby
Digby has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 188 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #812 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Digby is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Digby in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Digby
Luke Digby — Luke Digby is an English retired figure skater.
Digby Ioane — Digby Ioane is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who played for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Suzi Digby — Susan Elizabeth Digby, Baroness Eatwell OBE, known as Suzi Digby, is a British choral conductor and music educator.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Digby
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Digby per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Digby in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Digby is declining: down 495 places since 2020, to #1,307 in 2025. It peaked at #812 in 2020.
Digby is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Digby include: Luke Digby, Digby Ioane and Suzi Digby. Short summaries for each appear below.
Digby does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Digbys in the wild.
21
UK babies named Digby (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 495 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Digby
Almost certainly the only Digby in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Digby
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story