UK girl's name
Ellie-Jay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ellie-Jay is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ellie-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4763, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 11 births.
This profile covers 81 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1997 to 2016. 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 36% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 81 living people in the UK are called Ellie-Jay. 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 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ellie-Jay ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 11 girls were registered as Ellie-Jay.
- • About 81 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ellie-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4763
2016
Births in 2016
4
Latest year
Peak year
2004
11 births
Estimated living
81
2026
Popularity
Ellie-Jay over time
The chart below shows babies named Ellie-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ellie-Jay, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2016, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ellie-Jay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ellie-Jay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4969 | 23 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3361 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | #3824 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ellie-Jay
- 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
Ellie-Jay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ellie-Jay in the UK right now?
In 2016, Ellie-Jay was ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Ellie-Jay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 11 babies registered as Ellie-Jay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ellie-Jay in the UK?
A total of 81 babies have been registered as Ellie-Jay across the 17 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.