UK girl's name
Leah-May
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.
Leah-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Leah-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4684, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 13 births.
This profile covers 71 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2002 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 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 71 living people in the UK are called Leah-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 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Leah-May ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 13 girls were registered as Leah-May.
- • About 71 living people in the UK are estimated to have Leah-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4684
2018
Births in 2018
4
Latest year
Peak year
2011
13 births
Estimated living
71
2026
Popularity
Leah-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Leah-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2002 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 Leah-May, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2018, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Leah-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Leah-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 | #4082 | 41 | 7 |
| 2000s | #3413 | 30 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Leah-May
- Lily 72,956
- Lucy 70,663
- Lauren 50,664
- Leah 33,185
- Lola 24,525
- Layla 24,520
- Laura 23,471
- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
- Lacey 13,406
FAQ
Leah-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Leah-May in the UK right now?
In 2018, Leah-May was ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Leah-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 13 babies registered as Leah-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Leah-May in the UK?
A total of 71 babies have been registered as Leah-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.