Ece

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Ece: Recorded since 1997, it reached #1,439 in 2001, and it stood at #4,192 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#1439highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3824
1998	#3848
1999	#3900
2000	#3247
2001	#1439
2002	#2540
2003	#3594
2004	#1952
2005	#2682
2006	#4157
2007	#3667
2008	#3860
2009	#3936
2010	#4012
2011	#3549
2012	#4171
2013	#4739
2014	#5691
2015	#5730
2016	#4763
2017	#5765
2019	#3151
2021	#4634
2024	#4192

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 24 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1439 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Ece by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ece in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	3 of 10	3
2000sbusiest	63	10 of 10	6
2010s	40	9 of 10	4
2020s	9	2 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ece appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1439 in England and Wales in 2001.

Ece'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4192	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3151	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#5730	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4171	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3549	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4012	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3860	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#4157	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2682	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1952	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3594	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2540	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1439	13	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3247	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3848	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3824	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,439, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2001.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
21 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,192position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2001Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aamirah · #1439, 29y
Devika · #1439, 26y
Dimitrios · #1439, 27y
Petros · #1439, 20y

Ece and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ece without appearing here.

Ece moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #5765 and #2201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3151 and #5591.
Kristin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #4763 and #4763 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3151 and #5591.
Kari Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4012 and #3533 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #3549 and #5785.
Fionn Compare
In 2000 they stood at #3900 and #2444 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #1439 and #3262.

Moved ahead of Ece

Rory Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3151 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #2201.
Noah Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #3615.
Eabha Compare
In 2008 they stood at #4157 and #5061 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #3936 and #2326.
Malin Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3151 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #3961.

Moved the opposite way to Ece

Harper Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #1439 to #4192 while Harper went from #3262 to #22.
Eabha Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #1952 to #4192 while Eabha went from #4598 to #1262.

Moved the same way as Ece

Dianne Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #2540 to #4192 and Dianne from #4137 to #5891.
Helene Compare
Between 1997 and 2017 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #3824 to #5765 and Helene from #1802 to #5765.
Rian Compare
Between 1997 and 2015 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #3824 to #5730 and Rian from #2152 to #5730.
Kristy Compare
Between 1997 and 2014 in England and Wales · Girls, Ece went from #3824 to #5691 and Kristy from #604 to #4684.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1439 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Ece by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Ece at a glance

Ece by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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