Hedley

maleStatistical record

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

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

Hedley: Recorded since 1997, it reached #1,991 in 2005, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#1991highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2337
1998	#2074
2003	#2189
2005	#1991
2007	#3095
2008	#2097
2009	#4527
2010	#2629
2011	#4647
2012	#3987
2015	#2483
2016	#2335
2019	#3937
2020	#2682
2023	#4991
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Hedley 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 Hedley in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	31	5 of 10	6
2010s	35	6 of 10	6
2020s	15	3 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

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

Hedley 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 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1991 in England and Wales in 2005.

Hedley'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	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	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 1997 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,991, first reached in 2005.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 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 →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
9births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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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.

Alfie-Ray · #1991, 17y
Anesu · #1991, 17y
Aro · #1991, 18y
Daryan · #1991, 16y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Al-Amin · #1991, 22y
Binta · #1991, 26y
Hendrik · #1991, 23y
Kabeer · #1991, 22y

Hedley 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 Hedley without appearing here.

Hedley moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3987 and #2458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4527 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Hedley

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2629 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #1398.
Gustav Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2682 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #2325.
Henrik Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2629 and #3332 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #2194.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2335 and #4810 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2104.

Moved the opposite way to Hedley

Albie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 while Albie went from #914 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 while Alfie went from #92 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 while Alfred went from #192 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 while Archie went from #141 to #10.

Moved the same way as Hedley

Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 and Aaron from #32 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 and Alan from #179 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Hedley went from #2337 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1991 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Hedley

Hedley at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Hedley by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Hedley at a glance

Hedley by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Hedley and the names beside it

Hedley moved ahead of

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