Popularity in Ireland
Numbers
| Cathal (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #75 | 78 | |
| 2022 | #73 | 92 | |
| 2021 | #89 | 71 | |
| 2020 | #68 | 98 | |
| 2019 | #61 | 107 | |
| 2018 | #60 | 113 | |
| 2017 | #61 | 114 | |
| 2016 | #65 | 116 | |
| 2015 | #66 | 118 | |
| 2014 | #69 | 121 | |
| 2013 | #54 | 156 | |
| 2012 | #56 | 160 | |
| 2011 | #44 | 208 | |
| 2010 | #42 | 202 | |
| 2009 | #47 | 195 | |
| 2008 | #36 | 233 | |
| 2007 | #38 | 210 | |
| 2006 | #35 | 219 | |
| 2005 | #31 | 226 | |
| 2004 | #34 | 209 | |
| 2003 | #39 | 170 | |
| 2002 | #38 | 179 | |
| 2001 | #38 | 198 | |
| 2000 | #35 | 207 | |
| 1999 | #42 | 162 | |
| 1998 | #31 | 195 | |
| 1997 | #37 | 243 | |
| 1996 | #43 | 197 | |
| 1995 | #46 | 164 | |
| 1994 | #51 | 145 | |
| 1993 | #47 | 173 | |
| 1992 | #55 | 155 | |
| 1991 | #52 | 155 | |
| 1990 | #56 | 142 | |
| 1989 | #59 | 128 | |
| 1988 | #61 | 123 | |
| 1987 | #54 | 145 | |
| 1986 | #66 | 116 | |
| 1985 | #59 | 126 | |
| 1984 | #63 | 134 | |
| 1983 | #65 | 123 | |
| 1982 | #66 | 134 | |
| 1981 | #74 | 115 | |
| 1980 | #67 | 135 | |
| 1979 | #60 | 156 | |
| 1978 | #71 | 112 | |
| 1977 | #72 | 119 | |
| 1976 | #74 | 103 | |
| 1975 | #68 | 123 | |
| 1974 | #69 | 108 | |
| 1973 | #70 | 114 | |
| 1972 | #67 | 119 | |
| 1971 | #80 | 90 | |
| 1970 | #90 | 68 | |
| 1969 | #82 | 73 | |
| 1968 | #86 | 54 | |
| 1967 | #82 | 58 | |
| 1966 | #85 | 55 | |
| 1965 | - | - | |
| 1964 | #96 | 32 | |
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