Ceire

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Ceire: Recorded since 1977, it reached #365 in 1983, and it was last ranked in 2007.

2registrars recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
31years from first to last
#365highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1997

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3174

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 31 years from 1977 to 2007.

In 1997: #496 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3174 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1977–2007 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1977
First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2007
Highest recorded position: #365 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1977–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ceire by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ceire in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	7	2 of 10	4
1980sbusiest	40	8 of 10	5
1990s	19	6 of 10	3
2000s	6	2 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Ceire appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #365 in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Ceire'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1997	England and Wales	female	#3174	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#842	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#496	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#503	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#442	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#417	5	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#421	5	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	5	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#423	5	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#522	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1977 and 2007, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #365, first reached in 1983.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 20 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#842position in 2007, its most recent recorded year
20 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 11 to 20 years →
7births registered in its largest year, 1983Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Amy-Rose · #365, 23y
Aiyla · #364, 19y
Kornel · #366, 19y
Gael · #362, 19y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Rosalyn · #363, 33y
Keara · #362, 31y
Lyn · #362, 14y
Corinne · #358, 44y

Ceire was ranked #365 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1983. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Ceire and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ceire without appearing here.

Ceire moved ahead of

Debra Compare
In 1996 they stood at #502 and #411 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1997 that had become #496 and #576.
Jan Compare
In 1980 they stood at #522 and #469 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1981 that had become #423 and #471.

Moved ahead of Ceire

Leanne Compare
In 1977 they stood at #468 and #518 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1978 that had become #522 and #281.
Kylie Compare
In 1987 they stood at #417 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1988 that had become #442 and #304.
Hayley Compare
In 1983 they stood at #365 and #401 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1984 that had become #414 and #280.
Emilie Compare
In 1990 they stood at #388 and #521 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1991 that had become #515 and #393.

Moved the opposite way to Ceire

Abigail Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 while Abigail went from #262 to #45.
Aimee Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 while Aimee went from #429 to #64.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 while Alexandra went from #283 to #67.
Alice Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 while Alice went from #141 to #79.

Moved the same way as Ceire

Alison Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 and Alison from #66 to #114.
Alma Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 and Alma from #240 to #842.
Amanda Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 and Amanda from #43 to #196.
Andrea Compare
Between 1977 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ceire went from #468 to #842 and Andrea from #93 to #131.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1977 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #365 in Republic of Ireland in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Ceire

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Ceire by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Ceire at a glance

Ceire by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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