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Caolan

OriginIrish
Meaning"slender"

About Caolan

A Top 100 choice in Northern Ireland, Caolán shares many fashionable sounds with names like Cayden and Callan, but remains virtually unknown in the US.

Pronounced KWAY-lun.

As of October 2026, Caolan ranked #11046 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #7679 in 1998.

Editor: Sophie Kihm

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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