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Wei

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What official birth registration shows about Wei: 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 · 2000–2016

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2016, ranging from #3725 to #5785.200020042006200820112016#3725#5785
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
2000#3912
2004#3725
2006#5061
2008#5545
2011#5785
2016#5785

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 boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 20 years from 1997 to 2016.

In 2003: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2189 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2016 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2016

    Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #500 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Wei'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
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#139817HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#23188HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#151114HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified

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

Where Wei is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Wei, between 1997 and 2016, in 16 of those 20 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 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: highest position in 2011Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319972016
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 Wales1997–201616#1398 in 2011
Republic of Ireland20031#500 in 2003
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What is known about Wei

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2016.
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 1997 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #500 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.