Great
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Great is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “great, important”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Great mean?
English: English word name
“great, important”
An English word name in the tradition of aspiration and virtue names.
- Say it
- GRAYT
Is Great a girl's or a boy's name?
Great is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Great in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Great, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Great in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Great in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Great
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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