boy's name

Caoilte

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 35

Northern Ireland

#424

2022 births

Caoilte is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #795. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 2007, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Caoilte over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Caoilte by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 6
2010s 3
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Caoilte?

In 2024, Caoilte was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #795 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caoilte is used

Northern Ireland #424 3 in 2022
Ireland #795 3 in 2024

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 Caoilte

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

Parents who like Caoilte also like

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

Sibling names for Caoilte

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

Common questions about Caoilte

How popular is the name Caoilte?

In 2024, Caoilte was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #795 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Caoilte is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Caoilte most popular?

Caoilte peaked in 2007, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.