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Caolin

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Caolin: 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 Northern Ireland · 1998–2006

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1998 to 2006, ranging from #218 to #282.1998199920012006#218#282
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#221
1999#277
2001#218
2006#282

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

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

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 4 of the 28 years from 1994 to 2021.

In 1999: #277 among boys in Northern Ireland, #290 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1994–2021 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2006

    Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1998–2006).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1994 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #218 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Caolin'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
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2185HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2215HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2905HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified

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

Where Caolin is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Caolin, between 1994 and 2021, in 7 of those 28 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1994–20214#290 in 1999
Northern Ireland1998–20064#218 in 2001

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 2006; it appears again in 2019.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1994 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #218 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.