boy's name

Cahill

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 45

Cahill is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2012, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2012.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Cahill over time

Births per decade in France, 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Cahill by decade in France
Decade Births
2010s (to 2018) 25

How popular is Cahill?

In 2018, Cahill was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cahill is used

England & Wales #4,199 4 in 2011
France #5,871 5 in 2018
United States #12,795 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cahill

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cahill over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cahill

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cahill — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cahill

How popular is the name Cahill?

In 2018, Cahill was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cahill a girl's or a boy's name?

Cahill is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Cahill?

Cahill has 2 syllables.

When was Cahill most popular?

Cahill peaked in 2012, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.