UK girl's name
Nancy-Rae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nancy-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nancy-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3695, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 13 births.
This profile covers 47 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2014 to 2024. 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 46% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 47 living people in the UK are called Nancy-Rae. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nancy-Rae ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 13 girls were registered as Nancy-Rae.
- • About 47 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nancy-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3695
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2021
13 births
Estimated living
47
2026
Popularity
Nancy-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Nancy-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 to 2024. 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-Rae, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nancy-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nancy-Rae 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 | #3992 | 31 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4219 | 16 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Nancy-Rae
- 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-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nancy-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Nancy-Rae was ranked #3695 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Nancy-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 13 babies registered as Nancy-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nancy-Rae in the UK?
A total of 47 babies have been registered as Nancy-Rae across the 8 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.