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How popular is the name Ho?

Births per year, rank history and how many Hos are alive today.

Ho (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. The name peaked in 1996, when 14 babies were given the name, the 976th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 43% of its peak.

The Ho you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Hos born in England and Wales are between 19 and 34, and there are at least 210 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Ho - on average, only one in every 1,443 such rooms contains a Ho.

How many babies are named Ho each year?

0510200020201996: 141997: 91998: 51999: 92000: 82001: 42003: 62007: 52010: 32011: 32013: 42015: 42016: 32023: 62024: 32025: 6actual

Where does Ho rank among boys' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 9761997: ranked 1,3451998: ranked 2,0741999: ranked 1,3832000: ranked 1,5522001: ranked 2,5872003: ranked 2,1892007: ranked 3,0952010: ranked 4,6782011: ranked 4,6472013: ranked 3,8222015: ranked 3,9082016: ranked 4,8102023: ranked 3,1132024: ranked 5,1202025: ranked 3,256

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Ho per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 14 in 1996
Ho: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Ho most popular?

Ho peaked in 1996, when 14 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Ho?

At least 210 people named Ho born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Ho?

Most living Hos are between 19 and 34; the most common age is about 31.

Is Ho becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.






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