UK girl's name
Lee-Ann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lee-Ann is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lee-Ann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3998, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1997 to 2001. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 311 living people in the UK are called Lee-Ann. 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 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lee-Ann ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 4 girls were registered as Lee-Ann.
- • Lee-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #639 in 1995.
- • About 311 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lee-Ann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3998
2001
Births in 2001
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
4 births
Estimated living
311
2026
Popularity
Lee-Ann over time
The chart below shows babies named Lee-Ann registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2001. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Lee-Ann, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2001, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lee-Ann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lee-Ann 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3998 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3174 | 4 | 1 |
Geography
Where Lee-Ann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Lee-Ann. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Lee-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #639 in 1995.
Across the UK
Lee-Ann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#639 in 1995
20 years of NRS records, 310 total registered
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- Lilly 21,714
- Lydia 18,353
- Libby 14,515
- Lara 13,415
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FAQ
Lee-Ann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lee-Ann in the UK right now?
In 2001, Lee-Ann was ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lee-Ann most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 4 babies registered as Lee-Ann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lee-Ann in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Lee-Ann across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 310 more in Scotland.
Where is Lee-Ann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Lee-Ann ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #639 in 1995. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.