UK girl's name
Eva-Leigh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Eva-Leigh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Eva-Leigh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5581, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 6 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2013 to 2021. 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 17 living people in the UK are called Eva-Leigh. 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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Eva-Leigh ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 6 girls were registered as Eva-Leigh.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Eva-Leigh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5581
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2016
6 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Eva-Leigh over time
The chart below shows babies named Eva-Leigh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2013 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Eva-Leigh, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eva-Leigh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Eva-Leigh 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 | #5581 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4475 | 14 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Eva-Leigh
- 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
Eva-Leigh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Eva-Leigh in the UK right now?
In 2021, Eva-Leigh was ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Eva-Leigh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 6 babies registered as Eva-Leigh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Eva-Leigh in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Eva-Leigh across the 4 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.