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Cailin Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cailin?

Ranking 4,226th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Cailin is rare.

Cailin, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,161 in 1998.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2003 with 164 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Cailin in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Approximately during the years 1977-1983, 1984-1987, 1991-1994, and 1995-1998, the name Cailin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2010-2016.

Sometimes the name Cailin has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Cailin be?

Cailin's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Cailin has dropped.

The name Cailin is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Cailin (Girl)Cailin (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 33 4,226 < 5 --
2017 29 4,708 < 5 --
2016 24 5,473 < 5 --
2015 50 3,254 < 5 --
2014 60 2,843 < 5 --
2013 65 2,684 < 5 --
2012 81 2,316 < 5 --
2011 100 1,970 < 5 --
2010 133 1,620 < 5 --
2009 115 1,848 5 12,754
2008 137 1,644 < 5 --
2007 137 1,623 5 12,634
2006 132 1,617 < 5 --
2005 144 1,467 < 5 --
2004 147 1,416 < 5 --
2003 164 1,274 < 5 --
2002 153 1,283 7 8,577
2001 146 1,313 < 5 --
2000 150 1,288 < 5 --
1999 131 1,352 < 5 --
1998 162 1,161 7 7,668
1997 143 1,244 < 5 --
1996 123 1,369 6 8,090
1995 127 1,307 < 5 --
1994 129 1,315 < 5 --
1993 75 1,882 < 5 --
1992 56 2,322 < 5 --
1991 62 2,136 < 5 --
1990 71 1,941 < 5 --
1989 59 2,098 < 5 --
1988 59 2,014 < 5 --
1987 64 1,812 < 5 --
1986 40 2,473 < 5 --
1985 39 2,486 < 5 --
1984 47 2,118 < 5 --
1983 44 2,205 < 5 --
1982 35 2,649 < 5 --
1981 17 4,363 < 5 --
1980 19 4,011 < 5 --
1979 11 5,789 < 5 --
1978 12 5,246 < 5 --
1977 7 7,640 < 5 --
1976 8 6,691 < 5 --
1975 9 6,024 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.