Caomhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-vawn
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Caomhan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “gentle; dear one”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Caomhan mean?
Irish: from caomh 'gentle, dear' + diminutive -an
“gentle; dear one”
St Caomhán is patron of Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands, where his church lies half-buried in sand.
Is Caomhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Caomhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caomhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Caomhan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Caomhan than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Caomhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 314th in Northern Ireland.
Caomhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
Names like Caomhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Conlan Brogan Regan Keelan Keenan Keegan Conan Conn Ronan Caoimhin Rogan
Names related to Caomhan
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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, “Caomhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caomhan, updated 20 October 2026.