Huw is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Huw in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Huw
Huw has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 830 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #298 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Huw is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Huw
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Huw per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Huw in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Huw has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 830 places in the last five years. Its peak was #298 in 1997. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Huw 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 Huw include: Huw Nightingale â Huw William Harvey Nightingale is an English snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross discipline.; Huw Aaron â Huw Aaron is a cartoonist, illustrator, and children's author.; Huw Bunford â Huw "Bunf" Bunford is a musician best known as the guitarist in Super Furry Animals..
Huw does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Huws in the wild.
15
UK babies named Huw (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 830 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Huw
Likely around 1 other Huw in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Huw
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Huw William Harvey Nightingale is an English snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross discipline. He was named to Great Britain's 2022 Winter Olympics team.
Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Hawkwind at various times. He also had his own band, The Lloyd Langton Group, and was the session lead guitarist for The Meads of Asphodel.
Huw Morus or Morys, also known by his bardic name Eos Ceiriog ("the nightingale of Ceiriog"), was a Welsh poet. One of the most popular and prolific poets of his time, he composed a large number of poems in a variety of metres.
Huw Cadwaladr was a 17th-century Welsh poet. His works include an elegy on the death of Edward Morris, and a carol on the death of Rowland Vaughan of Caer Gai.