Pronunciation
Kawitch
Meaning
Pure
Fun fact
This short Irish form of Catherine has a sound you might not guess from the page: Kawitch. Four letters can hold quite a surprise.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Cáit, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#226Rank among girl names in 202519Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #226 |
| 2024 | 8 | #441 |
| 2023 | 10 | #364 |
| 2022 | 7 | #502 |
| 2021 | 10 | #390 |
| 2020 | 5 | #628 |
| 2019 | 6 | #551 |
| 2018 | 6 | #568 |
| 2017 | 7 | #524 |
| 2016 | 6 | #585 |
| 2015 | 10 | #431 |
| 2014 | 9 | #458 |
| 2013 | 11 | #399 |
| 2012 | 14 | #354 |
| 2011 | 9 | #465 |
| 2010 | 11 | #422 |
| 2009 | 7 | #539 |
| 2008 | 8 | #501 |
| 2007 | 4 | #705 |
| 2006 | 11 | #345 |
| 2005 | 9 | #372 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2001 | 7 | #369 |
| 2000 | 17 | #202 |
| 1999 | 7 | #322 |
| 1998 | 8 | #293 |
| 1997 | 14 | #263 |
| 1996 | 9 | #316 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 15 | #242 |
| 1992 | 11 | #290 |
| 1991 | 5 | #423 |
| 1990 | 9 | #321 |
| 1989 | 7 | #353 |
| 1988 | 8 | #344 |
| 1987 | 6 | #386 |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1985 | 7 | #362 |
| 1984 | 9 | #320 |
| 1983 | 6 | #401 |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | 8 | #346 |
| 1978 | 6 | #388 |
| 1977 | 4 | #468 |
| 1976 | 5 | #392 |
| 1975 | 8 | #321 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | 4 | #396 |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | 3 | #393 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.