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Cerys

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cerys: 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 #91 to #1406.200020052010201520202025#91#1406
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#364
1997#316
1998#146
1999#97
2000#91
2001#99
2002#117
2003#95
2004#95
2005#101
2006#134
2007#145
2008#113
2009#146
2010#170
2011#184
2012#225
2013#293
2014#330
2015#352
2016#369
2017#541
2018#532
2019#632
2020#807
2021#755
2022#1006
2023#1135
2024#1406
2025#1197

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: #638 among girls in Scotland, #1406 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 #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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1197 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: #91 in England and Wales in 2000.

Cerys'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#119727HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#140623HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#113529HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#100634HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#75549HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#80745HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#63262HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#53279HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#54180HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#369124HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#352133HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#330138HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#293160HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#225222HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#184277HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#170311HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#146375HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#113479HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#145373HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#134411HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101504HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#95545HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#95541HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#117395HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#99487HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#91578HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#97538HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#146311HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#316111HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#36492HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2965HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2119HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2976HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2467HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#12419HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#18511HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#19010HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2656HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#17710HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#11716HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2027HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#1769HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2306HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#1848HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2595HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3014HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#42410HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#32515HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#29916HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#24122HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#40410HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#34511HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#34710HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#30411HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

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

Where Cerys is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Cerys, 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 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern 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 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2008ScotlandScotland: 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#91 in 2000
Northern Ireland1998–201919#117 in 2004
Republic of Ireland1999–202317#241 in 2008
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Cerys

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: #91 in England and Wales in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.