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Cailean

maleStatistical record

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

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

Cailean: Recorded since 1993, it reached #243 in 2001, and it stood at #4,275 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1850 to #4812.19992007201420182025#1850#4812
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
1997#2859
1999#1850
2001#3134
2004#3651
2007#3589
2009#4527
2010#2629
2014#3895
2015#4747
2017#4812
2018#4749
2022#4001
2024#4270
2025#4275

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 15 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #478 among boys in Scotland, #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1993–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #275 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2022

    Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1998–2022).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Cailean'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#42754HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#5325HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2755HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

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

Where Cailean is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Cailean, between 1993 and 2025, in 23 of those 33 years. 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1993England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 2001ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419932025
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
Republic of Ireland1993–20139#275 in 1993
England and Wales1996–202515#1850 in 1999
Northern Ireland1998–20229#243 in 2001
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 31 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1993) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2018; it appears again in 2022.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Cailean

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1993–2025.
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 4 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.