Carys is a distinctive choice, ranked #855 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Carys in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#855
About the Name Carys
Carys has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 155 places in five years. It was most popular in 2004 at #130 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Carys is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Carys
Unlikely. With around 43 UK babies named Carys per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Carys in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Carys has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 155 places in the last five years. Its peak was #130 in 2004. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Carys is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Carys include: Carys McAulay â Carys McAulay is a Scottish track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.; Carys Marsh â Carys Marsh is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Wigan Warriors in the Women's Super League and Wales at international...; Carys Phillips â Carys Phillips is a Welsh rugby union player..
Carys does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Caryss in the wild.
43
UK babies named Carys (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 155 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Carys
Likely around 1 other Carys in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Carys
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Carys Marsh is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Wigan Warriors in the Women's Super League and Wales at international level.
Carys Phillips is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays as a Hooker for the Harlequins in the Premier 15s and for Wales women's national rugby union team.
Carys Roberts is a British economist and civil society leader, working as the executive director of the Institute for Public Policy Research progressive think tank since 2020. Roberts read PPE at Oxford, and then for an MSc in social policy research from the London School of Economics, and worked for the Social Mobility Foundation, the Royal Society of Arts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and other places before joining the IPPR in 2015 as Senior Economist, promoted to Chief Economist in 2019 and to executive director the next year, replacing Tom Kibasi.