UK girl's name
Willow-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.
Willow-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Willow-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2411, with 11 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 26 births.
This profile covers 126 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 42% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 125 living people in the UK are called Willow-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
- • Willow-Rae ranked #2411 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 11 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 26 girls were registered as Willow-Rae.
- • About 125 living people in the UK are estimated to have Willow-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2411
2024
Births in 2024
11
Latest year
Peak year
2023
26 births
Estimated living
125
2026
Popularity
Willow-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Willow-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 Willow-Rae, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 11 births in 2024, compared with 26 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Willow-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Willow-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 | #1946 | 82 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3239 | 44 | 5 |
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- Wiktoria 1,725
- Winter 1,458
- Winifred 1,113
- Wynter 965
- Whitney 880
- Weronika 811
- Willa 548
- Wendy 509
- Willow-Rose 470
FAQ
Willow-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Willow-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Willow-Rae was ranked #2411 for girls in England and Wales, with 11 births registered.
When was Willow-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 26 babies registered as Willow-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Willow-Rae in the UK?
A total of 126 babies have been registered as Willow-Rae 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.