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Caoileann

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

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

Caoileann: Recorded since 2000, with a gap of 10 years, its highest recorded position is #407, reached in 2024.

Trend unknown

among girls in Northern Ireland · 2024

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 2024 to 2024, ranging from #407 to #407.2024#407#407
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2024#407

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

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

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 10 of the 24 years from 2000 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2000–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #407 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Caoileann'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 Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5856HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5407HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified

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

Where Caoileann is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Caoileann, between 2000 and 2024, in 11 of those 25 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 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2000Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202420002024
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 Ireland2000–202310#536 in 2000
Northern Ireland20241#407 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2000) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 2000; it appears again in 2011.

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What is known about Caoileann

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2000–2024.
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 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #407 in Northern Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.