Names / Boy names
Cathal
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#6,386
in 2000
First recorded
1998
in U.S. data
Children named
40
since 1998
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #6,386 in 2000 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Means "battle ruler.". The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1998. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 40 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.