Ceri vs Jodi
Ceri and Jodicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Ceri was ranked #764 and Jodi #367 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2005, Ceri was ranked #1991 and Jodi #2418 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Ceri was ranked #4763 and Jodi #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Ceri and Jodi over time
Ceri and Jodi appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Ceri held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jodi in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ceri and Jodi changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2017, ending at #4763 and #5765.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ceri #357 in 1997, Jodi #362 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2017
Ceri held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jodi in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ceri #357 in 1997, Jodi #362 in 1997.
The order changed in 2011: Ceri moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #2235 and #2235; by 2011 that had become #2025 and #3185.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ceri #4763, Jodi #5765.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ceri | Jodi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) | England and Wales · Boys #4608 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ceri and Jodi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ceri
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #402 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 recorded1996–2017
Highest recorded position: #357 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2017).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls
Jodi
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1980
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1980).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #4608 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys