Recorded 2004–2016 Girls' name Peak 2013 91 births

Caoilainn — girls' name

91 babies named Caoilainn in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Caoilainn was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

15 babies were named Caoilainn in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caoilainn

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Caoilainn between 2004 and 2016, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caoilainn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caoilainn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Caoilainn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caoilainn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 91 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caoilainn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

91

Since 2004

13 years of records

Peak year

2013

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2004

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2016

Caoilainn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2004

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2013)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 20162014201320122010200920082007200620052004 11

Caoilainn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 53% of Caoilainn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caoilainn?
91 babies have been named Caoilainn since 2004. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2013 with 15 births.
When was Caoilainn most popular?
Caoilainn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Caoilainn been used?
Caoilainn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 13 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Caoilainn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caoimhe, Caoilinn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.