Digby is a distinctive choice, ranked #1000 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Digby in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1000
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Digby
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Digby per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Digby in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Digby has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 188 places in the last five years. Its peak was #812 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 — 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..
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.
30
UK babies named Digby (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 188 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
Likely around 1 other Digby in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Luke Digby is an English retired figure skater. With pair partner, Anastasia Vaipan-Law, he is a five-time British national champion and the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist.
Digby Ioane is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who played for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR). Ioane previously played for Panasonic Wild Knights in the Top League in Japan.
Digby Augustus Stewart Mackworth Dolben was an English poet who died young from drowning. He owes his poetic reputation to his cousin, Robert Bridges, poet laureate from 1913 to 1930, who edited a partial edition of his verse, Poems, in 1911.
Jane Elizabeth Digby was an English aristocrat, famed for her remarkable love life and lifestyle. She had four husbands and many lovers, including Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his son King Otto of Greece, Bohemian nobleman and Austrian statesman Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg, and the Greek general Christodoulos Hatzipetros.
Sir Kenelm Digby was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Blackloist.