Caolán

maleStatistical record

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

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

1registrar recorded it
8times a registrar ranked it
8years from first to last
#119highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rising

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 2018–2025

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2018	#257
2019	#188
2020	#144
2021	#164
2022	#164
2023	#119
2024	#125
2025	#132

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

RisingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 2018 to 2025.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 2018–2025 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2018
First recorded at #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2018 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #119 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Caolán'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	41	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	44	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	48	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	34	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	33	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#144	40	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#188	29	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	19	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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Caolán was ranked #119 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2023. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Ciarán#115
Iarlaith#119
Jackson#119
Myles#119
Odhran#123
Jaxon#124
Kayden#124
Sean#124

What's not yet available

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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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2018 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #119 in Republic of Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.