Uhtred
Boy · OO-tred · Old English
Uhtred is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “dawn counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Uhtred mean?
Old English: from uht 'dawn' + raed 'counsel'
“dawn counsel”
Borne by Uhtred the Bold, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria, and the hero of Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom.
- Say it
- OO-tred
Is Uhtred a girl's or a boy's name?
Uhtred is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Uhtred in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Uhtred, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Uhtred in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
How popular is Uhtred in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Uhtred, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 2017.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Uhtred than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Uhtred in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Uhtred in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
Names like Uhtred
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