Cathair

maleStatistical record

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

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

Cathair: Recorded every year since 1998, it reached #164 in 2004, and it stood at #239 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#164highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Cathair's record

Moved 203 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1998–2024

View as table

Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#207
1999	#186
2000	#277
2001	#280
2002	#220
2003	#229
2004	#164
2005	#205
2006	#238
2007	#209
2008	#249
2009	#329
2010	#267
2011	#311
2012	#273
2013	#244
2014	#264
2015	#222
2016	#320
2017	#415
2018	#283
2019	#197
2020	#334
2021	#295
2022	#192
2023	#395
2024	#239

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 Northern Ireland in every year from 1998 to 2024.

In 2000: #277 among boys in Northern Ireland, #390 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #207 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #239 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Cathair 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 Cathair in Northern Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	14	2 of 10	7
2000sbusiest	62	10 of 10	6
2010s	64	10 of 10	6
2020s	32	5 of 10	6

Across Northern Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names Northern Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Cathair 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 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #164 in Northern Ireland in 2004.

Cathair'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
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#239	8	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#295	6	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#197	11	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#283	6	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#320	5	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#222	9	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#264	7	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#244	7	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#273	6	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#311	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#267	6	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#329	4	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#249	7	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#209	9	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#238	6	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#205	8	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#164	12	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#229	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#220	5	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#280	3	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#186	8	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#207	6	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	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 1998 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #164, first reached in 2004.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Northern Ireland in 2004.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2000, and 2 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.

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.

Catelyn · #372, 19y
Caterina · #393, 30y
Cathal · #31, 62y
Cathan · #221, 19y

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.

Cohan · #163, 25y
Ayah · #162, 30y
Barra · #170, 32y
Cieran · #170, 31y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Emelia · #164, 30y
Jaden · #164, 30y
Teo · #164, 28y
Ayesha · #165, 33y

Cathair was ranked #164 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2004. 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.

Cathair 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 Cathair without appearing here.

Cathair moved ahead of

Steven Compare
In 2021 they stood at #295 and #295 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #192 and #414.
Brendan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #395 and #395 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #239 and #404.
Darren Compare
In 2023 they stood at #395 and #395 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #239 and #404.
Jordan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #395 and #249 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #239 and #404.

Moved ahead of Cathair

Roman Compare
In 2019 they stood at #197 and #312 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2020 that had become #334 and #139.
Jesse Compare
In 2015 they stood at #222 and #237 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #320 and #143.
Brodie Compare
In 2015 they stood at #222 and #314 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #320 and #190.
Alfred Compare
In 2022 they stood at #192 and #414 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #395 and #272.

Moved the opposite way to Cathair

Arthur Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cathair went from #164 to #239 while Arthur went from #305 to #16.

Moved the same way as Cathair

Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cathair went from #207 to #395 and Alan from #117 to #348.
Dean Compare
Between 1998 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cathair went from #207 to #395 and Dean from #51 to #348.
Ian Compare
Between 1998 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cathair went from #207 to #395 and Ian from #182 to #348.
Raymond Compare
Between 1998 and 2023 in Northern Ireland · Boys, Cathair went from #207 to #395 and Raymond from #158 to #395.

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 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #164 in Northern Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Cathair

Cathair at a glance

What stands out in Cathair's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Cathair by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

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Cathair at a glance

What stands out in Cathair's record

Cathair by decade in Northern Ireland · Boys

Cathair appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Cathair

Cathair and the names beside it

Cathair moved ahead of

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