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Ceri

Girl name · 92 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ceri: 92 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 8 births in 2001.

Ceri is a name with Welsh origins, typically a diminutive of Ceridwen, meaning "blessed poetry" or "fair, blessed" from the Welsh *cerdd* (poetry) and *gwen* (white, blessed). In Welsh mythology, Ceridwen was a powerful enchantress and the mother of the legendary bard Taliesin. While less common in Scotland, the name has gained quiet recognition through figures like Ceri Dupree, the English female impersonator, and Ceri Williams, a Welsh footballer. The name shares its root with the Welsh river name Ceri, though no major Scottish places bear it directly. A notable variant is Cerys, which is more popular in Wales, while Ceri itself remains a unisex name in its homeland, though in Scotland it is almost exclusively given to girls.