Balthazar

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Balthazar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Balthazar: Recorded since 1998, it reached #2,150 in 2015, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#2150highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#2901
2006	#4052
2007	#4333
2009	#2544
2010	#4678
2012	#4805
2014	#2964
2015	#2150
2016	#2556
2017	#2172
2018	#2693
2019	#3013
2020	#3848
2021	#3990
2024	#5119

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

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What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #2150 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Balthazar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Balthazar in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	13	3 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	53	8 of 10	7
2020s	11	3 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Balthazar appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2150 in England and Wales in 2015.

Balthazar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2693	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,150, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Feroz · #2150, 19y
Freddie-Jay · #2150, 12y
Hosna · #2150, 14y
Laken · #2150, 19y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Feroz · #2150, 19y
Hajara · #2150, 23y
Maisie-Jane · #2150, 15y
Myesha · #2150, 19y

Balthazar and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Balthazar without appearing here.

Balthazar moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4805 and #2458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Einar Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4333 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4805 and #4805 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Brooke Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4805 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Balthazar

Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2172 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2693 and #1786.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3013 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3848 and #3334.

Moved the opposite way to Balthazar

Albie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 while Albie went from #716 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 while Alfie went from #71 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 while Alfred went from #174 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 while Archie went from #120 to #10.

Moved the same way as Balthazar

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 and Aaron from #31 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 and Adam from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 and Alan from #196 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Balthazar went from #2901 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2150 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Balthazar

Balthazar at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Balthazar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Balthazar appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Balthazar at a glance

Balthazar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Balthazar appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Balthazar and the names beside it

Balthazar moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Balthazar

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