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Caolain

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

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

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1997

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1997 to 1997, ranging from #271 to #271.1997#271#271
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#271

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 3 of the 10 years from 1998 to 2007.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2007 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2007

    Most recently recorded at #527 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2007.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Caolain'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
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#5274HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified

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

Where Caolain is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Caolain, between 1997 and 2007, in 4 of those 11 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.

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: highest position in 199819972007
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
Northern Ireland19971#271 in 1997
Republic of Ireland1998–20073#324 in 1998

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1998; it appears again in 2006.

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What is known about Caolain

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Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2007.
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 1997 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.