UK boy's name
Cailem
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2006. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Cailem is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Cailem popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2006 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4052, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 2006. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, 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 6 living people in the UK are called Cailem. 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 2007 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Cailem ranked #4052 for boys in England and Wales in 2006, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 3 boys were registered as Cailem.
- • About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Cailem as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4052
2006
Births in 2006
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
3 births
Estimated living
6
2026
Popularity
Cailem over time
The chart below shows babies named Cailem registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2006. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Cailem, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2006, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cailem by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Cailem 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 | #4052 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2863 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Cailem
- 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
Cailem: questions and answers
How popular is the name Cailem in the UK right now?
In 2006, Cailem was ranked #4052 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Cailem most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 3 babies registered as Cailem in England and Wales.
How many people are called Cailem in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Cailem across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
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.