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Boy name

Caolan

100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Caolan has been registered 358 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales358
Born in 202517

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Caolan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 22
  • Born in 202517
  • All time358
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Caolan?

Caolan was given to 17 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2023, with 22 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Caolan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Callan0.82
  2. Kaylan0.79
  3. Alan0.70
  4. Nolan0.70
  5. Allan0.70
  6. Harlan0.70
  7. Raylan0.70
  8. Canaan0.70

Middle names for Caolan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Caolan John0.77
  2. Caolan Lee0.77
  3. Caolan Bryce0.76
  4. Caolan Ross0.76
  5. Caolan Quinn0.76
  6. Caolan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Caolan

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Karimbrother · 0.92
  2. Hakeembrother · 0.92
  3. Reemsister · 0.91
  4. Marinasister · 0.91
  5. Leenasister · 0.90
  6. Kareembrother · 0.90

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2023 · 22
  3. Years recorded30 of 30
  4. All time358

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Caolan Anderson0.74
  2. Caolan White0.72
  3. Caolan Reyes0.72
  4. Caolan Moore0.72
  5. Caolan Lee0.72
  6. Caolan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Caolan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.