Cerys vs Ffion
Cerys and Ffioncompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Cerys was ranked #1406 and Ffion #467 among girls in England and Wales.
Cerys and Ffion over time
Cerys and Ffion appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ffion held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cerys in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ffion reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cerys 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cerys and Ffion changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cerys #91 in 2000, Ffion #148 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cerys held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ffion in 15.
Highest recorded here: Cerys #91 in 2000, Ffion #148 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cerys #1406, Ffion #467.
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 | Cerys | Ffion |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #467 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cerys has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ffion.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Cerys
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #364 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1406 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ffion
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #209 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #148 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #467 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls