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Catalin

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What official birth registration shows about Catalin: 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 England and Wales · 2012–2023

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2012 to 2023, ranging from #2027 to #4991.20132016201920212023#2027#4991
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2012#4805
2013#4685
2015#4747
2016#2027
2018#2259
2019#2488
2020#2076
2021#3451
2022#4789
2023#4991

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 10 of the 12 years from 2012 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2001–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2001–2003

    Highest recorded position: #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2003).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2001 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #409 in Republic of Ireland in 2001.

Catalin'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
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified

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

Where Catalin is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Catalin, between 2001 and 2023, in 12 of those 23 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 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2001England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 201620012023
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 Ireland2001–20032#409 in 2001
England and Wales2012–202310#2027 in 2016

Its high point came 15 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2001) than in England and Wales (2016).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 2003; it appears again in 2012.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Catalin

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2001–2023.
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 2001 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #409 in Republic of Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.