Girls' name · since 1998
Cerys
Cerys has 214 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
214 girls have been named Cerys since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cerys recorded 214 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- #19,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerys ranks #19,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cerys's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cerys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cerys splits its recorded history at 2011: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cerys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Cerys by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Cerys's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cerys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Cerys's decade-level peak was the 2010s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cerys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Cerys 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 August 2026.