Recorded 1952–2012 Girls' name Peak 2006 79 births

Ceri — girls' name

79 babies named Ceri in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 girls have been named Ceri since 1952, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2012.

79
total births
1952–2012
years on record
1980s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ceri was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ceri in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceri

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Ceri between 1952 and 2012, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceri performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ceri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ceri at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

79

Since 1952

61 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1952

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2012

Ceri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1952

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Ceri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 29% of Ceri's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceri?
79 babies have been named Ceri since 1952. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Ceri most popular?
Ceri was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Ceri been used?
Ceri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 61 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Ceri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cera, Cerenity, Cerise, Cerena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.