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UK girl's name

Emily-Mae

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Emily-Mae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Emily-Mae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4056, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 15 births.

This profile covers 196 England and Wales registrations across 26 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. 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 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 195 living people in the UK are called Emily-Mae. 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 2024 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Emily-Mae ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2016, when 15 girls were registered as Emily-Mae.
  • About 195 living people in the UK are estimated to have Emily-Mae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4056

2023

Births in 2023

5

Latest year

Peak year

2016

15 births

Estimated living

195

2026

Popularity

Emily-Mae over time

The chart below shows babies named Emily-Mae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. 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-Mae, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 15 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Emily-Mae
0481115199620092023

Decades

Emily-Mae by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Emily-Mae 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 #4084 17 3
2010s #2466 110 10
2000s #3582 56 10
1990s #3017 13 3

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FAQ

Emily-Mae: questions and answers

How popular is the name Emily-Mae in the UK right now?

In 2023, Emily-Mae was ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.

When was Emily-Mae most popular?

The peak year on record was 2016, with 15 babies registered as Emily-Mae in England and Wales.

How many people are called Emily-Mae in the UK?

A total of 196 babies have been registered as Emily-Mae 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.