girl's name
Caitriona
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,875
Northern Ireland
#468
2024 births
Caitriona is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1982, when 121 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Caitriona over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 132 |
| 1970s | 672 |
| 1980s | 982 |
| 1990s | 444 |
| 2000s | 162 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 53 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 12 |
How popular is Caitriona?
In 2017, Caitriona was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #809 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Caitriona is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Caitriona is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Caitríona | Caitríona is a rare spelling of Caitriona, written with a fada and recorded 17 times, mostly in Ireland. | 17 |
Names that peaked alongside Caitriona
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Caitriona also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caitriona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Caitriona in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Caitríona
Sibling names for Caitriona
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caitriona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caitriona
How popular is the name Caitriona?
In 2017, Caitriona was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #809 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Caitriona a girl's or a boy's name?
Caitriona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Caitriona most popular?
Caitriona peaked in 1982, when 121 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Caitriona a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caitriona currently ranks #468 in Ireland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.