Caoimhe Forename

223,560th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caoimhe Forename User-submission:

This name derives for the Gaelic word caomh, which means 'beautiful', 'gentle' or 'precious'. It comes from the same roots as the name Kevin, which is Caoimhín in Irish.

Caoimhe Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
7451:6,233556
Northern Ireland
 
95%
1861:9,909759
England
100%
1381:402,9209,267
Thailand
 
99%
481:1,459,70446,344
Australia-311:440,5687,424
United States-271:13,427,295123,802
Scotland
100%
151:356,6915,068
Wales
100%
101:309,4314,737
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Luxembourg-21:282,0243,520
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
France-11:66,470,34085,030
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912

The alternate forms: Caoímhe (2) & Caóimhe (1) are calculated separately.

Caoimhe Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name derives for the Gaelic word caomh, which means 'beautiful', 'gentle' or 'precious'. It comes from the same roots as the name Kevin, which is Caoimhín in Irish.

- abellecaoimhe

Caoimhe Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caoímhe952/
Caóimhe951/
Caoimh9228/
Caomhe921/
Caoime921/
Caoimha861/
Ciaomhe861/
Caomhie861/
Caiomhe861/
Caeomhe861/
Caomh834/
Caome833/
Caoim831/
Cahime7729/
Caomie772/
Kaoime772/
Chaome771/
Cohime771/
Caomha771/
Caeome771/
Caom7312/
Caochen7110/
Caonnie717/
Caohien712/
Ciaomei711/
Cauimie711/
Cohen672,370/
Cahim6732/
Caoma6731/
Kaome6721/
Cahen6713/
Cauim6710/
Caoni6710/
Coeme679/
Caone675/
Caoin675/
Caocheng675/
Caeme674/
Zaome674/
Chooimei674/
Caiom673/
Caomy673/
Coame673/
Cayom673/
Cohem672/
Cauom672/
Cahem672/
Caomi672/
Cajom671/
Caohn671/
Chaiyame671/
Qaoim671/
Kaoim671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caoimhe