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UK boy's name

Johnny-Lee

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Johnny-Lee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Johnny-Lee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3959, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 6 births.

This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2006 to 2018. 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Johnny-Lee. 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 2019 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Johnny-Lee ranked #3959 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2017, when 6 boys were registered as Johnny-Lee.
  • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Johnny-Lee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3959

2018

Births in 2018

4

Latest year

Peak year

2017

6 births

Estimated living

16

2026

Popularity

Johnny-Lee over time

The chart below shows babies named Johnny-Lee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Johnny-Lee, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2018, compared with 6 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Johnny-Lee
02356200620122018

Decades

Johnny-Lee by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Johnny-Lee 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 #3500 10 2
2000s #4290 6 2

Related

Names similar to Johnny-Lee

FAQ

Johnny-Lee: questions and answers

How popular is the name Johnny-Lee in the UK right now?

In 2018, Johnny-Lee was ranked #3959 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Johnny-Lee most popular?

The peak year on record was 2017, with 6 babies registered as Johnny-Lee in England and Wales.

How many people are called Johnny-Lee in the UK?

A total of 16 babies have been registered as Johnny-Lee 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.