Ceridwen
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Welsh
Ceridwen is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ceridwen mean?
Welsh
A female given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ceridwen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ceridwen is a girls' name.
How popular is Ceridwen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ceridwen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ceridwen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Ceridwen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ffion, Rhiannon, Caitlin, Caragh, Tegan, Eleanor, Charlotte, Eilidh, Teagan, Bronwyn, Morgan, Caoimhe
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ceridwen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ceridwen, updated 20 October 2026.