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Carys

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What official birth registration shows about Carys: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #130 to #997.200020052010201520202025#130#997
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#199
1997#222
1998#192
1999#193
2000#198
2001#242
2002#245
2003#176
2004#130
2005#153
2006#146
2007#172
2008#202
2009#217
2010#233
2011#239
2012#299
2013#328
2014#367
2015#406
2016#437
2017#467
2018#536
2019#537
2020#700
2021#767
2022#899
2023#774
2024#855
2025#997

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #431 among girls in Scotland, #855 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #199 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #130 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #130 in England and Wales in 2004.

Carys's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#99734HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#85543HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#77446HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#89939HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#76748HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#70053HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#53775HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#53678HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#46794HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#437101HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#406111HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#367122HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#328141HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#299160HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#239208HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#233213HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#217230HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#202256HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#172308HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#146363HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#153335HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#130389HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#176277HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#245163HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#242166HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#198211HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#193230HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#192224HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#222189HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#199217HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3334HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2467HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3245HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#2019HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2776HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2039HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#17011HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2386HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2027HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#6515HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5507HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5235HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5115HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Carys is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Carys, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 2006Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2004ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#130 in 2004
Northern Ireland2003–202012#170 in 2006
Republic of Ireland2003–201710#511 in 2004
Scotland20241#431 in 2024

Its high point came 20 years earlier in England and Wales (2004) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Carys

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #130 in England and Wales in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.