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Gethin

male

Gethin.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #272 in England and Wales in 2008. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #272 to #1322.199619982000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#272#1322
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#481
1998#452
2000#616
2001#590
2002#481
2003#453
2004#576
2005#388
2006#416
2007#345
2008#272
2009#289
2010#323
2011#328
2012#359
2013#356
2014#495
2015#563
2016#531
2017#587
2018#749
2019#740
2020#898
2021#985
2022#1058
2023#890
2024#1322

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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