Caoimhin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-veen
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Caoimhin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “gentle birth”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies).
What does Caoimhin mean?
Irish: Irish form of Kevin (Caoimhín)
“gentle birth”
The Irish form of Kevin, borne by St Kevin of Glendalough, a 6th-century hermit and abbot in County Wicklow.
Is Caoimhin a girl's or a boy's name?
Caoimhin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caoimhin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,423rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Caoimhin, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Caoimhin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 114th in Northern Ireland.
Caoimhin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
Names like Caoimhin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Conan, Kian, Conlan, Conn, Keegan, Kayden, Brayden, Caelan, Aiden, Cody, Kody
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
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, “Caoimhin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caoimhin, updated 20 October 2026.