Ceri vs Kai
Ceri and Kaicompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2012, Ceri was ranked #4805 and Kai #63 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Ceri was ranked #5785 and Kai #3214 among girls in England and Wales.
Ceri and Kai over time
Ceri and Kai appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Ceri reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kai in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ceri #357 in 1997, Kai #1126 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2016
Ceri held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kai in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ceri #357 in 1997, Kai #1126 in 1997.
The order changed in 2016: Kai moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3536 and #4050; by 2016 that had become #5785 and #3214.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ceri #5785, Kai #3214.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2012
Ceri held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kai in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ceri #845 in 1997, Kai #56 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Ceri #4805, Kai #63.
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 | Kai |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kai.
- 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
Kai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys