UK girl's name
Ella-Mai
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.
Ella-Mai is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ella-Mai popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4192, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 45 births.
This profile covers 486 England and Wales registrations across 24 recorded years from 1999 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 11% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 484 living people in the UK are called Ella-Mai. 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
- • Ella-Mai ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 45 girls were registered as Ella-Mai.
- • About 484 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ella-Mai as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4192
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2013
45 births
Estimated living
484
2026
Popularity
Ella-Mai over time
The chart below shows babies named Ella-Mai registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 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 Ella-Mai, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 45 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ella-Mai by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ella-Mai 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 | #2519 | 62 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1169 | 311 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2078 | 109 | 8 |
| 1990s | #3225 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ella-Mai
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
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- 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
Ella-Mai: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ella-Mai in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ella-Mai was ranked #4192 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Ella-Mai most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 45 babies registered as Ella-Mai in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ella-Mai in the UK?
A total of 486 babies have been registered as Ella-Mai across the 24 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.