Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cathan

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
battle

Pronunciation

c(a)-than

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #7000, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10889, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025–
20246
2023–
20226
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #2219, 5 births); most recent 2008 (rank #4425, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #506, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #221, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #270, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20246
20233
20229
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence