Cerys vs Iga
Cerys and Igacompared 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 2023, Cerys was ranked #856 and Iga #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cerys was ranked #1406 and Iga #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Cerys and Iga over time
Cerys and Iga appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 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.
Cerys reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Iga 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 Iga changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2007 and 2023, ending at #856 and #727.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cerys #241 in 2008, Iga #284 in 2009.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2005–2024
Cerys held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Iga in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cerys #101 in 2005, Iga #695 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cerys #1406, Iga #1819.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2007–2023
Cerys held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Iga in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cerys #241 in 2008, Iga #284 in 2009.
The order changed in 2014: Iga moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #424 and #540; by 2014 that had become #661 and #494.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cerys #856, Iga #727.
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 | Iga |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cerys and Iga both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Iga
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2007–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls