US rank #13652 Boys' name Peak 2017 28 births

Cerulean — #13652 US boys' name

28 babies named Cerulean 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.

2010s112020s17
#13652
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 4% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Cerulean was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cerulean in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cerulean

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Cerulean between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cerulean currently holds the #13652 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cerulean performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cerulean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cerulean 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 28 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.

Cerulean at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2017

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,652

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cerulean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242023202220192017 6

Cerulean by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 61% of Cerulean's all-time total
2010s112020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cerulean?
28 babies have been named Cerulean since 2017. It currently ranks #13652 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
When was Cerulean most popular?
Cerulean was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Cerulean been used?
Cerulean has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2017–2024 (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.