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How popular is the name Cathan?

Births per year, rank history and how many Cathans are alive today.

Cathan (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2008 (ranked 4432nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1998, when 5 babies were given the name, the 2074th most popular that year.

The Cathan you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Cathans born in England and Wales are between 18 and 32, and there are at least 81 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Cathan - on average, only one in every 3,741 such rooms contains a Cathan.

How many babies are named Cathan each year?

02420001998: 52000: 32001: 52004: 42005: 32008: 3actual

Where does Cathan rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020001998: ranked 2,0742000: ranked 3,0362001: ranked 2,2202004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 3,8492008: ranked 4,432

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Cathan per year in England and Wales, 1998 to 2008, peaking at about 5 in 1998
Cathan: births per year in England and Wales, 1998-2008. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Cathan most popular?

Cathan peaked in 1998, when 5 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Cathan?

At least 81 people named Cathan born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Cathan?

Most living Cathans are between 18 and 32; the most common age is about 32.

Is Cathan becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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