Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2017
Cersei
49 babies named Cersei in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14867
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
49 babies have been named Cersei since 2017, making it today's #14867 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cersei recorded 49 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #14867 nationally today, ahead of 16% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #14867 among girls today
- 49 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cersei is currently the #14867 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 49 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14867
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Cersei vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14867
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Cersei was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
11 babies were named Cersei in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Cersei compares
49 15th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cersei's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cersei | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cersei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cersei's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cersei at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#14,867
Active since
2017
Cersei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Cersei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cersei's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Cersei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cersei? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 49 babies named Cersei. Today it holds rank #14867 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 11 births.
When was Cersei most popular? ▼
Cersei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Cersei been used? ▼
Cersei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Cersei? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Cersei
Nearby Names Like Cersei
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cersei
Cera Girl
#11383 1,410 births
Cerenity Girl
#3740 1,409 births
Cerise Girl
#7330 786 births
Cerena Girl
566 births
Cerina Girl
548 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cersei: #14867 Girls' Name - 49 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cersei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cersei draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.