girl's name

Caoilfhinn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 41

Ireland

#773

2010 births

Caoilfhinn is a girl's name. In 2010 it was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #773. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 2006, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Caoilfhinn over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

26
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Caoilfhinn by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 7
2000s 26
2010s (to 2010) 4

How popular is Caoilfhinn?

In 2010, Caoilfhinn was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #773 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caoilfhinn is used

Ireland #773 4 in 2010
England & Wales #3,303 4 in 1999

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 Caoilfhinn

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

Parents who like Caoilfhinn also like

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

Sibling names for Caoilfhinn

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

Common questions about Caoilfhinn

How popular is the name Caoilfhinn?

In 2010, Caoilfhinn was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #773 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Caoilfhinn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Caoilfhinn most popular?

Caoilfhinn peaked in 2006, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.