UK girl's name
Nellie-Mae
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.
Nellie-Mae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nellie-Mae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2574, with 10 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 20 births.
This profile covers 102 England and Wales registrations across 10 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 102 living people in the UK are called Nellie-Mae. 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
- • Nellie-Mae ranked #2574 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 10 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 20 girls were registered as Nellie-Mae.
- • About 102 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nellie-Mae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2574
2024
Births in 2024
10
Latest year
Peak year
2022
20 births
Estimated living
102
2026
Popularity
Nellie-Mae over time
The chart below shows babies named Nellie-Mae 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 Nellie-Mae, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 10 births in 2024, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nellie-Mae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nellie-Mae 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 | #1998 | 72 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4348 | 30 | 5 |
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FAQ
Nellie-Mae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nellie-Mae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Nellie-Mae was ranked #2574 for girls in England and Wales, with 10 births registered.
When was Nellie-Mae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 20 babies registered as Nellie-Mae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nellie-Mae in the UK?
A total of 102 babies have been registered as Nellie-Mae across the 10 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.