Elliw

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Elliw: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,170 in 2001, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1170highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
1997	#2411
1998	#1571
2000	#2416
2001	#1170
2002	#2540
2003	#2436
2004	#3197
2005	#2084
2006	#2320
2007	#4294
2008	#3005
2009	#2148
2010	#3533
2011	#2025
2012	#2521
2013	#2176
2014	#4684
2015	#4103
2016	#3214
2017	#3583
2018	#3518
2019	#5591
2020	#3117
2021	#5581
2024	#5891

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 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1170 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Elliw 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 Elliw in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	20	3 of 10	7
2000sbusiest	82	10 of 10	8
2010s	72	10 of 10	7
2020s	13	3 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

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

Elliw 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 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1170 in England and Wales in 2001.

Elliw'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	#5891	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#5591	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3518	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3583	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3214	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4103	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2176	12	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2521	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2025	13	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2148	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3005	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2320	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2084	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2540	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1170	17	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2416	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1571	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2411	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	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 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,170, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 17 births, registered in England and Wales in 2001.

Its record falls into 3 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 →
22 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
17births 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.

Esma · #1170, 27y
Hanaa · #1170, 29y
Pranay · #1169, 25y
Anmol · #1168, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Esma · #1170, 27y
Hanaa · #1170, 29y
Pranay · #1169, 25y
Anmol · #1168, 29y

Elliw 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 Elliw without appearing here.

Elliw moved ahead of

Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2416 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #1170 and #3998.
Gail Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4294 and #3667 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #3005 and #5545.
Finlay Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3005 and #3005 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #2148 and #4564.
Kristin Compare
In 2019 they stood at #5591 and #5591 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #5493.

Moved ahead of Elliw

Meabh Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #1286.
Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2176 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #1628.
Finn Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3583 and #4763 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3519.
Maren Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3519.

Moved the opposite way to Elliw

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Elliw

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elliw went from #3795 to #5891 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1170 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Elliw

Elliw at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Elliw by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Elliw appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Elliw and the names beside it

Elliw moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Elliw

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Elliw at a glance

Elliw by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Elliw appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Elliw and the names beside it

Elliw moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Elliw

Moved the opposite way to Elliw

Moved the same way as Elliw