Girls' name · since 1996
Caoimhe
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 355 babies named Caoimhe, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,327 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caoimhe is the #5327 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 355 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Caoimhe recorded 355 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #5327 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #14,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,327 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caoimhe ranks #14,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,327 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 355 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,327 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caoimhe's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Caoimhe compares
355 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caoimhe's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caoimhe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caoimhe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caoimhe splits its recorded history at 2012: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caoimhe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Caoimhe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Caoimhe's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Caoimhe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (41% of all-time use).
Caoimhe by state
Where Caoimhe concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
21 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Caoimhe's data
- Caoimhe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Caoimhes (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caoimhe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caoimhe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.