Cadain
Cadain was the #253 boys' name in Northern Ireland in 2025 (7 babies).
Cadain as a boy’s name
- Northern Ireland
- Ireland
Show the numbers
| Year | Northern Ireland | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #253 (7) | — |
| 2024 | #278 (6) | — |
| 2023 | #395 (3) | — |
| 2022 | #311 (5) | — |
| 2021 | #226 (9) | — |
| 2020 | #231 (8) | — |
| 2019 | #274 (6) | — |
| 2018 | #255 (7) | #749 (3) |
| 2017 | #186 (12) | #610 (4) |
| 2016 | #358 (4) | — |
| 2015 | #342 (4) | — |
The tide so far
- Peaked in Northern Ireland in 2017 at #186.
- Holding steady over the last five years.
- First recorded in Northern Ireland in 2015.
How common is it?
about 1 in 1,200 baby boys in the published Northern Ireland list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Cadain is likely to keep falling in Northern Ireland in 2026: about 1 in 1,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 630 to 1 in 3,700.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.
| Spelling | Where | Sex | Latest rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadain | Ireland | Boys | — | too few |
| Cadáin | Ireland | Boys | — | too few |
| Cadain | Northern Ireland | Boys | #253 | 7 |