Caomhan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Caomhan: Recorded since 1988, it reached #192 in 1997, and it stood at #414 in 2022.

2registrars recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
35years from first to last
#192highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1997–2022

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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#192
1998	#207
1999	#241
2000	#244
2003	#263
2004	#264
2005	#218
2006	#282
2007	#222
2008	#249
2010	#387
2012	#346
2022	#414

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 10 of the 27 years from 1988 to 2014.

In 2010: #387 among boys in Northern Ireland, #720 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1988–2022 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1988
First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Caomhan appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Northern Ireland · Boys, with 13 ranked years and 65 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1988.

Caomhan across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Caomhan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#319 (1988)	#307 (1989)	#715 (2014)	10 of 27	31 (1988–2014)	4 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#192 (1997)	#192 (1997)	#414 (2022)	13 of 26	65 (1997–2022)	8 (2007)

Caomhan by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Caomhan in Northern Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	17	3 of 10	6
2000sbusiest	38	7 of 10	5
2010s	7	2 of 10	4
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Northern Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Northern Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Caomhan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1988 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #192 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Caomhan'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
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#346	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#387	3	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#249	7	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#222	8	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#218	7	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#264	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#263	4	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#244	4	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#241	4	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#207	6	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#192	7	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#720	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	4	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1988 and 2022, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #192, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Northern Ireland in 2007.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 9 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#414position in 2022, its most recent recorded year
9 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 6 to 10 years →
8births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Caprice · #353, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aodh · #191, 21y
Jacintha · #194, 24y
Dereck · #196, 17y
Katie-Leigh · #201, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Dayna · #192, 34y
Keri · #191, 20y
Ned · #193, 31y
Ilyas · #194, 34y

Caomhan was ranked #192 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 1997. 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.

Caomhan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Caomhan without appearing here.

Caomhan moved ahead of

Ashley Compare
In 2004 they stood at #264 and #264 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #218 and #307.
Glenn Compare
In 2006 they stood at #282 and #223 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #222 and #276.
Roger Compare
In 1996 they stood at #342 and #263 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1997 that had become #337 and #382.

Moved ahead of Caomhan

Jesse Compare
In 2009 they stood at #249 and #378 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #387 and #211.
Arthur Compare
In 2009 they stood at #249 and #378 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #387 and #248.
Tobias Compare
In 2009 they stood at #222 and #357 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #387 and #248.
Logan Compare
In 2002 they stood at #207 and #240 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #263 and #139.

Moved the opposite way to Caomhan

Aaron Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 while Aaron went from #53 to #24.
Adam Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 while Adam went from #55 to #6.
Alexander Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 while Alexander went from #106 to #37.
Ben Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 while Ben went from #152 to #30.

Moved the same way as Caomhan

Denis Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 and Denis from #71 to #148.
Derek Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 and Derek from #59 to #468.
Edward Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 and Edward from #50 to #106.
Eoin Compare
Between 1988 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caomhan went from #319 to #715 and Eoin from #29 to #46.

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1988 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #192 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Caomhan

Caomhan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Caomhan across 2 official records

Caomhan by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

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Caomhan across 2 official records

Caomhan by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

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Caomhan and the names beside it

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