UK girl's name
Lily-Ella
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.
Lily-Ella is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Lily-Ella 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 2009, with 29 births.
This profile covers 192 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 2001 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 10% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 191 living people in the UK are called Lily-Ella. 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
- • Lily-Ella ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 29 girls were registered as Lily-Ella.
- • About 191 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lily-Ella 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
2009
29 births
Estimated living
191
2026
Popularity
Lily-Ella over time
The chart below shows babies named Lily-Ella registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 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 Lily-Ella, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 29 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lily-Ella by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lily-Ella 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 | #5581 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3047 | 67 | 7 |
| 2000s | #2087 | 122 | 9 |
Related
Names similar to Lily-Ella
- 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
Lily-Ella: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lily-Ella in the UK right now?
In 2021, Lily-Ella was ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lily-Ella most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 29 babies registered as Lily-Ella in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lily-Ella in the UK?
A total of 192 babies have been registered as Lily-Ella across the 17 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.