UK girl's name
Nancy-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nancy-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nancy-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 20 births.
This profile covers 67 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 2007 to 2023. 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 15% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 67 living people in the UK are called Nancy-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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nancy-May ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 20 girls were registered as Nancy-May.
- • About 67 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nancy-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2016
20 births
Estimated living
67
2026
Popularity
Nancy-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Nancy-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nancy-May, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nancy-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nancy-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5590 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3674 | 54 | 7 |
| 2000s | #4883 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Nancy-May
- Niamh 20,347
- Nicole 19,687
- Natasha 15,578
- Nancy 12,607
- Naomi 12,199
- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Nancy-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nancy-May in the UK right now?
In 2023, Nancy-May was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Nancy-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 20 babies registered as Nancy-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nancy-May in the UK?
A total of 67 babies have been registered as Nancy-May across the 11 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.