Kerys
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEHR-iss
- Origin
- Welsh
Kerys is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “love”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kerys mean?
Welsh: variant spelling of Cerys, from Welsh caru 'to love'
“love”
Variant spelling of the Welsh name Cerys, usually linked to the verb caru, to love.
Is Kerys a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerys is a girls' name.
How popular is Kerys in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 37 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kerys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kerys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 36 | #963 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 37 | #783 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 36 | #751 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 19 | #1,149 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Kerys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ffion, Keira, Molly, Erin, Ellie, Jasmine, Hannah, Chloe, Sophie, Anna, Holly, Niamh
Names related to Kerys
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
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, “Kerys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerys, updated 20 October 2026.