girl's name

Caoilainn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 233

Northern Ireland

#450

2007 births

Caoilainn is a girl's name. In 2016 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 Ireland in 2012, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Caoilainn over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2010s.

61
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Caoilainn by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 12
2000s 45
2010s 61

How popular is Caoilainn?

In 2019, Caoilainn was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #645 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caoilainn is used

Northern Ireland #450 3 in 2007
Ireland #645 5 in 2019
England & Wales #5,108 4 in 2015
United States #16,633 5 in 2016

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.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Caoilainn

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

Parents who like Caoilainn also like

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

Sibling names for Caoilainn

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

Common questions about Caoilainn

How popular is the name Caoilainn?

In 2019, Caoilainn was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #645 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Caoilainn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Caoilainn most popular?

Caoilainn peaked in 2012, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.