UK girl's name
Elliw
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.
Elliw is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Elliw popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 17 births.
This profile covers 187 England and Wales registrations across 26 recorded years from 1996 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 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 186 living people in the UK are called Elliw. 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
- • Elliw ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 17 girls were registered as Elliw.
- • About 186 living people in the UK are estimated to have Elliw as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
17 births
Estimated living
186
2026
Popularity
Elliw over time
The chart below shows babies named Elliw registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 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 Elliw, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elliw by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Elliw 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 | #4863 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3495 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2561 | 82 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2592 | 20 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Elliw
- 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
Elliw: questions and answers
How popular is the name Elliw in the UK right now?
In 2024, Elliw was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Elliw most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 17 babies registered as Elliw in England and Wales.
How many people are called Elliw in the UK?
A total of 187 babies have been registered as Elliw across the 26 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.