Celyn
Unisex · KEL-in · Welsh
Unisex
Celyn is a name of Welsh origin, meaning “holly”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies).
What does Celyn mean?
Welsh
“holly”
Llyn Celyn reservoir was created by flooding the Welsh village of Capel Celyn in 1965.
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Is Celyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Celyn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 7 boys in the UK.
How popular is Celyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Celyn, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 34 girls. 7 boys were also named Celyn in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Celyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Girls were 80% of the babies named Celyn in the UK in 1996, and 67% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Celyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 28 | #990 |
| 2003 | 26 | #997 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Celyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin Keira Ruby Bronwyn Ffion Caoimhe Tegan Caitlin Ceylin Connie Cassie Lily
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