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Cadain

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

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

Rising

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2015–2024

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2015 to 2024, ranging from #186 to #395.20162018202020222024#186#395
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2015#342
2016#358
2017#186
2018#255
2019#274
2020#231
2021#226
2022#311
2023#395
2024#278

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

RisingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Northern Ireland in every year from 2015 to 2024.

In 2017: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2015–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2015

    First recorded at #342 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2015–2024

    Highest recorded position: #186 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2015–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2015 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #186 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Cadain'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024Northern Irelandmale#2786HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2269HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2318HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2557HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#18612HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified

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

Where Cadain is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Cadain, between 2015 and 2024. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2017Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201720152024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Northern Ireland2015–202410#186 in 2017
Republic of Ireland20171#610 in 2017
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What is known about Cadain

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2015–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 2015 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #186 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.