UK girl's name
Emily-Jo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Emily-Jo is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Emily-Jo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5730, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 6 births.
This profile covers 38 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 38 living people in the UK are called Emily-Jo. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Emily-Jo ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 6 girls were registered as Emily-Jo.
- • About 38 living people in the UK are estimated to have Emily-Jo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5730
2015
Births in 2015
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
6 births
Estimated living
38
2026
Popularity
Emily-Jo over time
The chart below shows babies named Emily-Jo registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Emily-Jo, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2015, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emily-Jo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Emily-Jo 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 | #5736 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3858 | 16 | 4 |
| 1990s | #3167 | 16 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Emily-Jo
- 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
Emily-Jo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Emily-Jo in the UK right now?
In 2015, Emily-Jo was ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Emily-Jo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 6 babies registered as Emily-Jo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Emily-Jo in the UK?
A total of 38 babies have been registered as Emily-Jo 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.