UK girl's name
Hannah-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Hannah-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Hannah-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 8 births.
This profile covers 54 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. 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 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 54 living people in the UK are called Hannah-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 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Hannah-May ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 8 girls were registered as Hannah-May.
- • About 54 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hannah-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
8 births
Estimated living
54
2026
Popularity
Hannah-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Hannah-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Hannah-May, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hannah-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hannah-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4512 | 28 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4545 | 14 | 4 |
| 1990s | #2570 | 12 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Hannah-May
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Hannah-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hannah-May in the UK right now?
In 2016, Hannah-May was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Hannah-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 8 babies registered as Hannah-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hannah-May in the UK?
A total of 54 babies have been registered as Hannah-May across the 12 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.