UK girl's name
Ada-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ada-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ada-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3695, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 11 births.
This profile covers 60 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2011 to 2024. 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 55% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 60 living people in the UK are called Ada-May. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ada-May ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 11 girls were registered as Ada-May.
- • About 60 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ada-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3695
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2022
11 births
Estimated living
60
2026
Popularity
Ada-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Ada-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ada-May, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ada-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ada-May 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 | #3329 | 35 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4301 | 25 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Ada-May
- 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
Ada-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ada-May in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ada-May was ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Ada-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 11 babies registered as Ada-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ada-May in the UK?
A total of 60 babies have been registered as Ada-May across the 10 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.