UK girl's name
Acelya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Acelya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Acelya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4535, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 6 births.
This profile covers 55 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1998 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 55 living people in the UK are called Acelya. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Acelya ranked #4535 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 6 girls were registered as Acelya.
- • About 55 living people in the UK are estimated to have Acelya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4535
2020
Births in 2020
4
Latest year
Peak year
2003
6 births
Estimated living
55
2026
Popularity
Acelya over time
The chart below shows babies named Acelya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Acelya, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Acelya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Acelya was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4535 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5778 | 12 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4055 | 35 | 9 |
| 1990s | #3142 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Acelya
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Acelya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Acelya in the UK right now?
In 2020, Acelya was ranked #4535 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Acelya most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 6 babies registered as Acelya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Acelya in the UK?
A total of 55 babies have been registered as Acelya across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.