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Chulainn

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What official birth registration shows about Chulainn: 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 · 2020

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2020 to 2020, ranging from #392 to #392.2020#392#392
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
2020#392

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 17 of the 23 years from 2003 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2003–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2003 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Chulainn'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
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified

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

Where Chulainn is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Chulainn, between 2003 and 2025, in 18 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 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2012Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 202020032025
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 Ireland2003–202517#430 in 2012
Northern Ireland20201#392 in 2020

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2007; it appears again in 2011.

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What is known about Chulainn

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2003–2025.
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 2003 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.