Ceylon

Boy · recorded 1880–1947

  • 1947last recorded
  • 1880best year

Most popular in 1880, the first year on record.

Last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ceylon.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Ceylon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188045
191310
19158
19175
19188
19197
19206
19215
19225
19255
19265
19277
19319
19473

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ceylon isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1947
5
Rank in 1947
#3,733
How rare
1 in 365,919 boys
Since 1880
86

Ceylon was last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1880, at 45 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ceylon doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.