Girl · #12,761 in 2026

Cerridwen

Ceridwen or Cerridwen was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend. She was the mother of a hideous son, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter, Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel and they lived near Llyn Tegid in north Wales.

  • Welsh
Current Rank
#12,761
Peak Rank
#12,761 (2004)
Total Babies
7
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2004
First Year
2004
Last Year
2004
Peak Year
#12761
Peak Rank
7
Total Count
1
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Meaning & Origin of Cerridwen

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Ceridwen or Cerridwen was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend. She was the mother of a hideous son, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter, Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel and they lived near Llyn Tegid in north Wales.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Welsh
Etymology
Marged Haycock catalogues various forms of the name in the early texts, and in less detail in her edition of the Taliesin poems. These mainly occur in manuscripts which have been dated to the 13th century, though they may, of course, be using earlier forms or 13th century adaptations of earlier forms. The Black Book of Carmarthen gives ‘ Kyrridven ’. Peniarth 3 gives ‘ Kyrrytuen ’, The Book of Taliesin variously gives ‘ Cerituen ’, ‘ Kerrituen ’ and ‘ Kerritwen ’, while The Red Book of Hergest gives ‘ Kerituen ’. So ‘-fen’ is the most common termination (a mutated form of archaic ‘ ben ’ : ‘wo

The Story of Cerridwen

Cerridwen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2004, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 7 births, good for #12,761 nationwide. Cerridwen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Cerridwen

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cerridwen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Cerridwen

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cerridwen

What does the name Cerridwen mean?
Ceridwen or Cerridwen was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend. She was the mother of a hideous son, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter, Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel and they lived near Llyn Tegid in north Wales.
What is the origin of the name Cerridwen?
Cerridwen has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Welsh.
How popular is Cerridwen in 2026?
In 2026, Cerridwen ranks #12,761 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Cerridwen most popular?
Cerridwen reached its peak popularity in 2004, ranking #12,761 that year with 7 babies given the name.
Is Cerridwen a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Cerridwen is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Cerridwen?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Cerridwen include Navada, Dorien, Anonda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Cerridwen?
Common variants and related forms of Cerridwen include Ceridwen, Cerridwyn. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Cerridwen

Cerridwen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Cerridwen's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #12,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Cerridwen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.