UK girl's name
Emily-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Emily-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Emily-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4535, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 22 births.
This profile covers 241 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1996 to 2020. 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 240 living people in the UK are called Emily-May. 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 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Emily-May ranked #4535 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 22 girls were registered as Emily-May.
- • About 240 living people in the UK are estimated to have Emily-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4535
2020
Births in 2020
4
Latest year
Peak year
2014
22 births
Estimated living
240
2026
Popularity
Emily-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Emily-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2020. 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-May, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 22 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emily-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Emily-May 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 | #4535 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #2315 | 124 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2501 | 88 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2348 | 25 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Emily-May
- 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-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Emily-May in the UK right now?
In 2020, Emily-May was ranked #4535 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Emily-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 22 babies registered as Emily-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Emily-May in the UK?
A total of 241 babies have been registered as Emily-May across the 25 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.