UK girl's name
Nellie-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nellie-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nellie-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 5 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2016 to 2022. 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Nellie-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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nellie-May ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 5 girls were registered as Nellie-May.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nellie-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2021
5 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Nellie-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Nellie-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2016 to 2022. 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-May, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nellie-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nellie-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 | #3966 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | #5785 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Nellie-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nellie-May in the UK right now?
In 2022, Nellie-May was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Nellie-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 5 babies registered as Nellie-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nellie-May in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Nellie-May across the 3 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.