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Anna-May

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anna-May: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2020

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2020, ranging from #2868 to #5691.199620022005200920142020#2868#5691
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#3174
2000#3912
2002#2868
2003#3099
2004#4598
2005#4798
2006#4157
2007#3667
2009#4564
2011#3549
2013#4050
2014#5691
2016#4763
2019#4686
2020#5493

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 16 of the 25 years from 1996 to 2020.

In 2013: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4050 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2020 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #363 in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Anna-May's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anna-May is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Anna-May, between 1996 and 2020, in 17 of those 25 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 2011Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201319962020
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202016#2868 in 2002
Northern Ireland20111#363 in 2011
Republic of Ireland2013–20172#747 in 2013

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Republic of Ireland (2013).

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What is known about Anna-May

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2020.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #363 in Northern Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.