Caodhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-awn
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Caodhan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
Where does Caodhan come from?
Irish: Irish name
Is Caodhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Caodhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caodhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Caodhan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Caodhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 344th in Northern Ireland.
Caodhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
Names like Caodhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conan Finn Caelan Keegan Kayden Brody Conlan Brayden Rogan Conn Callan Brogan
Names related to Caodhan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caodhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caodhan, updated 20 October 2026.