Cathan
Boy · KA-han · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Cathan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Cathan mean?
Irish: from Irish Cathan, a diminutive of cath 'battle'
“little warrior”
Saint Cathan was an early Irish missionary bishop associated with the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
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- KA-han
Is Cathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cathan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 275% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Cathan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cathan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 270th in Northern Ireland.
Cathan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Cathan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Cathan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Cathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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