Cerys vs Natalie

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Cerys was ranked #296 and Natalie #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Cerys was ranked #856 and Natalie #495 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Cerys was ranked #638 and Natalie #541 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Cerys was ranked #1197 and Natalie #634 among girls in England and Wales.

Cerys and Natalie over time

Cerys and Natalie appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Natalie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cerys 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.

Natalie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Cerys held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Natalie in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Cerys #91 in 2000, Natalie #42 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Cerys #1197, Natalie #634.

• Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1998–2017

  Cerys held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Natalie in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Cerys #117 in 2004, Natalie #85 in 1998.

  The order changed in 2016: Cerys moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #439 and #247; by 2016 that had become #211 and #440.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Cerys #296, Natalie #432.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1999–2023

  Cerys held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Natalie in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Cerys #241 in 2008, Natalie #184 in 2003.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Cerys #856, Natalie #495.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here