Cairn
Boy · KAIRN · Scottish
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Cairn is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “heap of stones”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Cairn mean?
Scottish: from Gaelic carn
“heap of stones”
A cairn is a pile of stones marking a summit, path or grave, a familiar sight in the Scottish hills.
- Say it
- KAIRN
Is Cairn a girl's or a boy's name?
Cairn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cairn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Cairn, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cairn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 316th in Scotland.
Cairn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Cairn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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