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Mary-Ellen

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mary-Ellen: 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 · 1998–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2021, ranging from #3262 to #5876.200120062009201320162021#3262#5876
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
1998#3848
2001#3262
2005#4798
2006#5061
2007#5201
2009#5556
2012#5876
2013#3536
2014#4684
2016#5785
2019#4686
2021#4634

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 12 of the 24 years from 1998 to 2021.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #873 in Republic of Ireland in 2017.

Mary-Ellen'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
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified

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

Where Mary-Ellen is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mary-Ellen, between 1998 and 2021, in 13 of those 24 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 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201719982021
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 Wales1998–202112#3262 in 2001
Republic of Ireland20171#873 in 2017

Its high point came 16 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Republic of Ireland (2017).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2001; it appears again in 2005.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mary-Ellen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2021.
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 2 regions, from 1998 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #873 in Republic of Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.