Caitriona

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Caitriona: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Caitriona: Recorded since 1964, it reached #70 in 1986, and it stood at #407 in 2024.

3registrars recorded it
82times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#70highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2018

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1914
1997	#2152
1998	#3142
1999	#2444
2000	#2746
2001	#2023
2002	#2868
2003	#3099
2004	#4598
2005	#4798
2006	#5061
2008	#4524
2010	#4012
2012	#4838
2018	#4684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2017.

In 2016: #440 among girls in Northern Ireland, #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #70 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls

Caitriona appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 54 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 2,440 births with the name.

Caitriona across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Caitriona's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#171 (1964)	#70 (1986)	#734 (2017)	54 of 54	2,440 (1964–2017)	121 (1982)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#133 (1997)	#133 (1997)	#407 (2024)	13 of 28	71 (1997–2024)	16 (1997)
England and Wales · Girls	#1914 (1996)	#1914 (1996)	#4684 (2018)	15 of 23	74 (1996–2018)	8 (1996)

Caitriona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Caitriona in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	132	6 of 10	22
1970s	672	10 of 10	67
1980sbusiest	982	10 of 10	98
1990s	444	10 of 10	44
2000s	162	10 of 10	16
2010s	48	8 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 98 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1985 and 1986, when recorded births rose by 40, from 80 to 120.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Caitriona appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #70 in Republic of Ireland in 1986.

Caitriona's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2018	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4012	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#4524	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#5061	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#4798	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3099	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2023	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2444	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2152	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1914	8	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#407	3	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#413	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#377	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#273	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#286	4	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#230	6	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#348	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#167	10	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#197	8	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#133	16	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#532	7	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#876	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#510	8	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#510	8	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#331	14	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#665	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#348	12	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	13	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#277	13	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	26	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#233	15	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	20	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#187	21	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#165	23	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#153	24	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	21	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#137	36	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	32	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#106	51	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#121	43	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#100	57	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#119	46	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#101	62	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	72	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#95	73	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#95	72	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#81	90	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#70	120	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#90	80	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	105	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#86	94	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	121	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	115	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	112	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#79	114	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#81	102	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#97	81	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#111	73	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#115	65	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	52	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#140	52	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#142	46	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#133	50	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	37	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	29	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	19	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#159	26	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#226	10	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	28	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	20	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1964 and 2024, ranked in 56 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #70, first reached in 1986.

It held a top-100 place in 15 years, 14 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 121 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1982.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 33 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Caitlyn · #66, 29y
Caius · #890, 29y
Cal · #244, 32y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Garrett · #66, 52y
Ashling · #76, 53y
Allison · #63, 61y
Grzegorz · #79, 60y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Finbarr · #70, 62y
Cindy · #69, 58y
Katarzyna · #69, 60y
Nuala · #71, 61y

Caitriona was ranked #70 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1986. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Caitriona and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Caitriona without appearing here.

Caitriona moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4798 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #5876.
Debra Compare
In 2007 they stood at #5061 and #4157 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #4524 and #5545.
Lene Compare
In 2007 they stood at #5061 and #4157 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #4524 and #5545.
Geraldine Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4838 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #5666.

Moved ahead of Caitriona

Meabh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4838 and #5876 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #4684 and #1711.
Amalie Compare
In 2001 they stood at #2023 and #3998 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #2868 and #938.
Ezra Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4012 and #5707 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #2969.
Kristine Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4012 and #5707 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #2969.

Moved the opposite way to Caitriona

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 while Aisling went from #154 to #86.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 while Alexandra went from #222 to #111.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 while Anna went from #34 to #12.
Ciara Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 while Ciara went from #146 to #41.

Moved the same way as Caitriona

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 and Alma from #327 to #579.
Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 and Audrey from #85 to #471.
Barbara Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 and Barbara from #43 to #734.
Florence Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Caitriona went from #171 to #734 and Florence from #146 to #219.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #70 in Republic of Ireland in 1986. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Caitriona

Caitriona at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Caitriona across 3 official records

Caitriona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Caitriona appears in

Popularity data

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Caitriona at a glance

Caitriona across 3 official records

Caitriona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Caitriona appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Caitriona

Caitriona and the names beside it

Caitriona moved ahead of

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