UK girl's name
Esme-Rae
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.
Esme-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Esme-Rae 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 2015, with 5 births.
This profile covers 30 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2015 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 30 living people in the UK are called Esme-Rae. 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
- • Esme-Rae ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 5 girls were registered as Esme-Rae.
- • About 30 living people in the UK are estimated to have Esme-Rae 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
2015
5 births
Estimated living
30
2026
Popularity
Esme-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Esme-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2015 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 Esme-Rae, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Esme-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Esme-Rae 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 | #4860 | 16 | 4 |
| 2010s | #5311 | 14 | 4 |
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- Eleanor 40,576
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- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Esme-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Esme-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Esme-Rae was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Esme-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 5 babies registered as Esme-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Esme-Rae in the UK?
A total of 30 babies have been registered as Esme-Rae across the 8 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.