girl's name

Kerys

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 369

Scotland

#781

2019 births

Kerys is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2001, when 31 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Kerys over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

188
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Kerys by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 49
2000s 188
2010s (to 2015) 34

How popular is Kerys?

In 2015, Kerys was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kerys is used

Scotland #781 3 in 2019
France #3,190 5 in 2025
England & Wales #5,917 3 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kerys

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kerys also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kerys over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kerys

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kerys — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kerys

How popular is the name Kerys?

In 2015, Kerys was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Kerys a girl's or a boy's name?

Kerys is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kerys most popular?

Kerys peaked in 2001, when 31 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Kerys a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kerys currently ranks #3,190 in England and Wales. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.