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Cuan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cuan: 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 · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #2425 to #4810.19992000200120032006200720102016202320242025#2425#4810
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1999#2425
2000#3036
2001#3134
2003#3467
2006#4052
2007#3095
2010#4678
2016#4810
2023#4107
2024#3688
2025#3684

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 Republic of Ireland in 29 of the 44 years from 1982 to 2025.

In 2025: #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3684 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1982–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2024

    Highest recorded position: #102 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2004–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #102 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Cuan'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
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#10223HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#10823HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#20710HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#21110HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2706HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3195HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3185HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3145HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3434HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2477HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#25218HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#23119HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#25417HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#18428HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#21024HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#35211HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4019HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#18831HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#3899HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#28016HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#26718HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#28216HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#30814HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#25720HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4048HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#32812HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#32610HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#29510HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#2839HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#22613HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3136HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3374HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#3193HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified

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

Where Cuan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cuan, between 1982 and 2025, in 31 of those 44 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 Ireland1982–202529#184 in 2022
England and Wales1999–202511#2425 in 1999
Northern Ireland2004–202415#102 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1988; it appears again in 1997.

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 3 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #102 in Northern Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.