UK boy's name
Cathair
Cathair is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 171 living people in the UK are called Cathair. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Cathair ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #239 in 2024.
- • About 171 living people in the UK are estimated to have Cathair as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
171
2026
Geography
Where Cathair is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Cathair. 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.
Cathair ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #239 in 2024.
Across the UK
Cathair in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#239 in 2024
27 years of NISRA records, 172 total registered
Related
Names similar to Cathair
- 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
Cathair: questions and answers
Where is Cathair most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Cathair ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #239 in 2024. 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.