UK girl's name
Eimer
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Eimer is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Eimer popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4798, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 7 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1997 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 44 living people in the UK are called Eimer. 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 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Eimer ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 7 girls were registered as Eimer.
- • Eimer ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #426 in 2015.
- • About 44 living people in the UK are estimated to have Eimer as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4798
2005
Births in 2005
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
7 births
Estimated living
44
2026
Popularity
Eimer over time
The chart below shows babies named Eimer registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Eimer, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2005, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eimer by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Eimer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4355 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2427 | 12 | 2 |
Geography
Where Eimer is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Eimer. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Eimer ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #426 in 2015.
Across the UK
Eimer in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#426 in 2015
6 years of NISRA records, 26 total registered
Related
Names similar to Eimer
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Eimer: questions and answers
How popular is the name Eimer in the UK right now?
In 2005, Eimer was ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Eimer most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 7 babies registered as Eimer in England and Wales.
How many people are called Eimer in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Eimer across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 26 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Eimer most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Eimer ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #426 in 2015. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.