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UK girl's name

Cerian

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Cerian is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Cerian popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5742, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 13 births.

This profile covers 104 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 103 living people in the UK are called Cerian. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Cerian ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales in 2013, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1998, when 13 girls were registered as Cerian.
  • About 103 living people in the UK are estimated to have Cerian as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5742

2013

Births in 2013

3

Latest year

Peak year

1998

13 births

Estimated living

103

2026

Popularity

Cerian over time

The chart below shows babies named Cerian registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Cerian, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2013, compared with 13 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Cerian
0371013199620042013

Decades

Cerian by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Cerian was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2010s #5742 3 1
2000s #3530 57 10
1990s #1566 44 4

Related

Names similar to Cerian

FAQ

Cerian: questions and answers

How popular is the name Cerian in the UK right now?

In 2013, Cerian was ranked #5742 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Cerian most popular?

The peak year on record was 1998, with 13 babies registered as Cerian in England and Wales.

How many people are called Cerian in the UK?

A total of 104 babies have been registered as Cerian across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.