UK girl's name
Mary-Ellen
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.
Mary-Ellen is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mary-Ellen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4634, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 6 births.
This profile covers 43 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1998 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 43 living people in the UK are called Mary-Ellen. 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
- • Mary-Ellen ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 6 girls were registered as Mary-Ellen.
- • About 43 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mary-Ellen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4634
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
2013
6 births
Estimated living
43
2026
Popularity
Mary-Ellen over time
The chart below shows babies named Mary-Ellen registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 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 Mary-Ellen, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mary-Ellen by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mary-Ellen 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 | #4634 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4913 | 20 | 5 |
| 2000s | #4776 | 16 | 5 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
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- Molly 47,734
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- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mary-Ellen: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mary-Ellen in the UK right now?
In 2021, Mary-Ellen was ranked #4634 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Mary-Ellen most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 6 babies registered as Mary-Ellen in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mary-Ellen in the UK?
A total of 43 babies have been registered as Mary-Ellen 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.