Total births
36
Boys' name · since 2017
Cerulean
36 babies named Cerulean in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13704
- among boys today
- 36
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Cerulean currently ranks #13704 among boys' names in America, with 36 babies recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerulean has been recorded 36 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #13704 nationally and more common than 4% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #13704 among boys today
- 36 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cerulean is currently the #13704 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 36 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13704
- among boys today
- 36
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Cerulean vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13704
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Cerulean was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Cerulean in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Cerulean compares
36 13th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Cerulean's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cerulean | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Cerulean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cerulean's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cerulean at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#13,704
Active since
2017
Cerulean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Cerulean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cerulean's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Cerulean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cerulean? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 36 babies named Cerulean. Today it holds rank #13704 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 8 births.
When was Cerulean most popular? ▼
Cerulean was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Cerulean been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cerulean since 2017 -- 9 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cerulean? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cervando, Cerrone, Cergio, Cerone, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Cerulean
Nearby Names Like Cerulean
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cerulean
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105 births
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Cergio Boy
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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. "Cerulean: #13704 Boys' Name - 36 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cerulean. 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 Cerulean 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.