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Culainn

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

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

Rising

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2019–2020

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2019 to 2020, ranging from #392 to #418.20192020#392#418
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
2019#418
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

RisingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 15 of the 19 years from 2007 to 2025.

In 2020: #392 among boys in Northern Ireland, #496 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2007–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #629 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2019–2020

    Highest recorded position: #392 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2019–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #509 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 2007 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Culainn'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
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4986HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4796HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified

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

Where Culainn is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Culainn, between 2007 and 2025, in 15 of those 19 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 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic 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 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic 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 2010Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 202020072025
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 Ireland2007–202515#448 in 2010
Northern Ireland2019–20202#392 in 2020

Its high point came 10 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2010) than in Northern Ireland (2020).

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What is known about Culainn

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2007–2025.
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 2007 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.