UK girl's name
Holly-May
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.
Holly-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Holly-May 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 2011, with 15 births.
This profile covers 112 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1999 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 20% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 111 living people in the UK are called Holly-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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Holly-May ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 15 girls were registered as Holly-May.
- • About 111 living people in the UK are estimated to have Holly-May 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
2011
15 births
Estimated living
111
2026
Popularity
Holly-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Holly-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 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 Holly-May, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 15 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Holly-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Holly-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 | #5058 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3587 | 58 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3497 | 42 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2770 | 5 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Holly-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
Holly-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Holly-May in the UK right now?
In 2021, Holly-May was ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Holly-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 15 babies registered as Holly-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Holly-May in the UK?
A total of 112 babies have been registered as Holly-May across the 19 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.