The first name Cerys
A girl’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 27 girls were named Cerys, making it the 1,197th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2000, with 578 births (#91).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cerys with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cerys at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 8 girls born in the United States were named Cerys, the 11,392nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 22 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
More Welsh girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Cerys?
- Cerys comes from Welsh.
- How popular is the name Cerys?
- In 2025, 27 girls born in England and Wales were named Cerys, ranking 1,197th. Its peak was 2000, with 578 births.
- Is Cerys a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 214 US babies named Cerys since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cerys most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Cerys, its highest rank at 5,834th.
- What name is Cerys a form of?
- Cerys is a form of Carys.