Llyr

maleStatistical record

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

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

Llyr: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,110, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1110highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1257
1998	#1110
1999	#1505
2000	#1425
2001	#1949
2002	#1519
2003	#1629
2004	#1160
2005	#2174
2006	#2282
2007	#1756
2008	#1343
2009	#2544
2010	#2400
2011	#1600
2012	#1852
2013	#2216
2014	#2248
2015	#3373
2017	#3040
2019	#2728
2020	#3848
2021	#2301
2022	#4789
2023	#3523
2024	#3254

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 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1110 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Llyr 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 Llyr in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	40	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	98	10 of 10	10
2010s	70	8 of 10	9
2020s	27	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 10 births a year.

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

Llyr 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 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1110 in England and Wales in 1998.

Llyr'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	#3254	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1852	12	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1600	14	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2400	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1343	17	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1756	11	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1160	16	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1629	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1519	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1505	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1110	12	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1257	10	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	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 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,110, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 17 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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 →
20 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
17births 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.

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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.

Haashim · #1110, 28y
Joby · #1110, 28y
Kwaku · #1110, 27y
Luqmaan · #1110, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Haashim · #1110, 28y
Joby · #1110, 28y
Khan · #1110, 21y
Kwaku · #1110, 27y

Llyr 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 Llyr without appearing here.

Llyr moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Shannon Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1949 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1519 and #3225.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4789 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4991.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2400 and #3865.

Moved ahead of Llyr

Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2301 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #2018.
Andrea Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2248 and #2964 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #2020.
Henrik Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2248 and #2690 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #2020.
Isak Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2301 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #3449.

Moved the opposite way to Llyr

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Llyr

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Llyr went from #1235 to #3254 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1110 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Llyr at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Llyr by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Llyr appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Llyr and the names beside it

Llyr moved ahead of

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Llyr at a glance

Llyr by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Llyr appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Llyr and the names beside it

Llyr moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Llyr

Moved the opposite way to Llyr

Moved the same way as Llyr