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Cailum

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What official birth registration shows about Cailum: 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 · 1996–2012

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2012, ranging from #2142 to #4805.19962000200320082012#2142#4805
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#2357
1998#2901
1999#2425
2000#2142
2001#3134
2002#3225
2003#2857
2005#3849
2006#4052
2008#3158
2009#4527
2010#3865
2012#4805

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 Northern Ireland in 6 of the 25 years from 1997 to 2021.

In 2021: #374 among boys in Northern Ireland, #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2021

    Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2021).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #374 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Cailum'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
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4356HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2905HighVerified

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

Where Cailum is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cailum, between 1996 and 2021, in 19 of those 26 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: highest position in 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 199919962021
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
England and Wales1996–201213#2142 in 2000
Northern Ireland1997–20216#271 in 1997
Republic of Ireland1999–202111#290 in 1999

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2015; it appears again in 2019.

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

What is known about Cailum

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2021.
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 3 regions, from 1996 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.