Caimin

maleStatistical record

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

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

Caimin: Recorded since 1966, its highest recorded position is #256, and it was last ranked in 2016.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#256highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1966–2016

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1966	#256
1967	#265
1972	#307
1973	#320
1975	#321
1977	#333
1986	#317
1987	#303
1988	#319
1989	#307
1991	#288
1993	#302
1996	#336
1997	#382
1998	#369
2000	#274
2001	#347
2002	#451
2004	#506
2006	#423
2007	#629
2008	#698
2010	#611
2011	#490
2012	#548
2016	#713

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 26 of the 51 years from 1966 to 2016.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1966–2016 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2016
Highest recorded position: #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Caimin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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 Caimin in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	6	2 of 10	3
1970s	12	4 of 10	3
1980s	12	4 of 10	3
1990sbusiest	18	5 of 10	4
2000s	27	7 of 10	4
2010s	18	4 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1990s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

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

Caimin appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #256 in Republic of Ireland in 1966.

Caimin'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
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#490	6	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#336	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	3	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#333	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified

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 1 registrar between 1966 and 2016, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #256, first reached in 1966.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2000.

Its record falls into 13 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 8 years.

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.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
13separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
8 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#713position in 2016, its most recent recorded year
6births registered in its largest year, 2000Under 25 births →

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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Cainan · #2501, 11y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Giedrius · #256, 24y
Anne-Kristin · #255, 23y
Audrius · #257, 29y
Boguslaw · #257, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Alessandro · #256, 31y
Aloysius · #256, 12y
Christiane · #256, 46y
Anastatia · #257, 11y

Caimin was ranked #256 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1966. 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.

Caimin 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 Caimin without appearing here.

Caimin moved ahead of

Geoffrey Compare
In 2010 they stood at #611 and #611 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2011 that had become #490 and #730.
Ronald Compare
In 2010 they stood at #629 and #527 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2011 that had become #490 and #730.
Graeme Compare
In 2010 they stood at #506 and #506 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2011 that had become #490 and #623.
Andreas Compare
In 2009 they stood at #629 and #435 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #611 and #720.

Moved ahead of Caimin

Mason Compare
In 2006 they stood at #423 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #241.
Roman Compare
In 2006 they stood at #423 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #404.
Jonas Compare
In 2006 they stood at #423 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #435.
Jackson Compare
In 2006 they stood at #423 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #473.

Moved the opposite way to Caimin

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 while Aaron went from #171 to #24.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 while Adam went from #229 to #7.
Alexander Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 while Alexander went from #114 to #49.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 while Benjamin went from #185 to #58.

Moved the same way as Caimin

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 and Adrian from #80 to #156.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 and Alan from #23 to #114.
Alfred Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 and Alfred from #159 to #353.
Andrew Compare
Between 1966 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caimin went from #256 to #713 and Andrew from #31 to #72.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #256 in Republic of Ireland in 1966. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Caimin

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Caimin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Caimin at a glance

Caimin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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