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Cadan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1033 to #4023.199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162018201920202021202220242025#1033#4023
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2337
1998#1821
1999#1505
2000#2501
2001#2587
2002#1033
2003#1248
2004#2070
2005#1991
2006#1168
2007#1506
2008#1457
2009#2126
2010#2400
2011#1788
2012#2721
2013#3822
2014#2690
2015#3004
2016#4023
2018#3959
2019#3013
2020#2682
2021#3451
2022#4001
2024#3688
2025#3684

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1997 to 2025.

In 2024: #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2010–2024

    Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2010–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #209 in Northern Ireland in 2019.

Cadan'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
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#30046HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#27217HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#178812HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#24008HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#145715HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#150614HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#116818HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#19918HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#103316HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#20910HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2836HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2229HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2676HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified

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

Where Cadan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cadan, between 1997 and 2025. 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202527#1033 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2009–20176#491 in 2016
Northern Ireland2010–202410#209 in 2019

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Northern Ireland (2019).

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 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #209 in Northern Ireland in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.