How Many People Are Named Cailean?
people named Cailean are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,117,889 people in the US has this name
Based on 85 babies named Cailean in Social Security records from 1990 to 2014, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "whelp, young dog" in Gaelic. This name is also used as a Scottish form of COLUMBA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cailean, 20.2% were girls and 79.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cailean alive today is about 25 years old, and 71% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cailean first appears in the records in 1990 and was given most often in 1995, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2014.
Babies given the name each year, 1990 to 2014
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