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Lily-May

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lily-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.

Lily-May: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #237 in 2011, and it stood at #885 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #237 to #1958.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#237#1958
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1914
1997#1958
1998#1122
1999#1473
2000#1313
2001#1170
2002#962
2003#799
2004#601
2005#438
2006#449
2007#343
2008#272
2009#275
2010#285
2011#237
2012#255
2013#355
2014#393
2015#478
2016#433
2017#637
2018#729
2019#694
2020#771
2021#801
2022#899
2023#1135
2024#1491
2025#1809

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1809 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1914 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. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #237 in England and Wales in 2011.

Lily-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
2025England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#113529HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#89939HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#80145HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#77147HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#69456HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#72954HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#63765HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#433102HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47890HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#393112HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#355128HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#255192HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#237211HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#285172HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#275172HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#272176HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#343127HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#44987HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#43884HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#60151HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#79933HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#96223HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#131314HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#147312HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#112218HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#19588HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#19148HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2965HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4263HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3145HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#4749HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#4659HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#7424HighVerified

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

Where Lily-May is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Lily-May, between 1996 and 2025. 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#237 in 2011
Republic of Ireland2009–202510#465 in 2011
Northern Ireland2010–20177#296 in 2017

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #237 in England and Wales in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.