MeaningGaelic name meaning "slender and fair-haired."
OriginIrish
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 6
US Rank (today)#16742
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Origin & history of Caoilainn
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Irish roots
Caoilainn comes from the Irish tradition, meaning Gaelic name meaning "slender and fair-haired.".
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How popular is Caoilainn?
2013peak year
The name Caoilainn reached its peak in 2013, with 15 registrations (ranked #7835). It had only entered records 9 years earlier, in 2004. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #16742) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 91 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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