UK boy's name
Cahal
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Cahal is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Cahal popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3467, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 3 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1997 to 2003. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 52 living people in the UK are called Cahal. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Cahal ranked #3467 for boys in England and Wales in 2003, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 3 boys were registered as Cahal.
- • Cahal ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.
- • About 52 living people in the UK are estimated to have Cahal as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3467
2003
Births in 2003
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
3 births
Estimated living
52
2026
Popularity
Cahal over time
The chart below shows babies named Cahal registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2003. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Cahal, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2003, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cahal by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Cahal was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3467 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2880 | 6 | 2 |
Geography
Where Cahal is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Cahal. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Cahal ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.
Across the UK
Cahal in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#433 in 2021
11 years of NISRA records, 43 total registered
Related
Names similar to Cahal
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Cahal: questions and answers
How popular is the name Cahal in the UK right now?
In 2003, Cahal was ranked #3467 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Cahal most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 3 babies registered as Cahal in England and Wales.
How many people are called Cahal in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Cahal across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 43 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Cahal most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Cahal ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #433 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.