Guto is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Guto in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Guto
Guto has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 327 places in five years. It was most popular in 2002 at #907 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Guto 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 Guto
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Guto per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Guto in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Guto has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 327 places in the last five years. Its peak was #907 in 2002. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Guto 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 Guto include: Guto Harri — Guto Harri is a Welsh broadcaster, writer and strategic communications consultant.; Guto Bebb — Guto ap Owain Bebb is a Welsh politician and former business consultant who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2010 to 2019, having...; Guto de Faria — Guto de Faria is a Brazilian equestrian..
Guto does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gutos in the wild.
14
UK babies named Guto (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 327 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Guto
Likely around 1 other Guto in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Guto Harri is a Welsh broadcaster, writer and strategic communications consultant. He most recently served as Downing Street Director of Communications, having been appointed by Boris Johnson in February 2022.
Guto ap Owain Bebb is a Welsh politician and former business consultant who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2010 to 2019, having previously lost elections to the Welsh Assembly and the House of Commons. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office in 2016–2018 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement at the Ministry of Defence from January 2018 until he resigned in July 2018.
Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and Strikeforce in MMA.
Augusto Zacarias Corrêa Leite, better known as Guto Zacarias, is a Brazilian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo since 2023. He is the great-grandson of José Correia Leite.
Luiz Augusto Silva, better known as Guto Silva, is a Brazilian politician serving as secretary of urban affairs of Paraná since 2025. From 2023 to 2025, he served as secretary of planning.
Guto Requena is a Brazilian architect and designer. He graduated in Architecture & Urbanism from the São Carlos Engineering School, a faculty of the University of São Paulo, in 1999.