Caoimhe

Caoimhe

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Caoimhe, sometimes anglicised as Keeva, is an Irish feminine given name derived from Irish caomh 'dear; precious, beloved; belonging to the family'. It is derived from the same root as the masculine name Caoimhín.

From Wikipedia

Caoimhe first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 64 babies (rank #641 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caoimhe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Caoimhe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

776

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#1,037
1997	23	#929
1998	21	#1,003
1999	25	#868
2000	21	#999
2001	19	#1,071
2002	20	#1,073
2003	20	#1,140
2004	20	#1,164
2005	37	#774
2006	34	#873
2007	43	#764
2008	41	#821
2009	34	#964
2010	46	#793
2011	57	#683
2012	62	#667
2013	64	#641
2014	56	#701
2015	57	#703
2016	57	#714

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,037

1997

#929

1998

#1,003

1999

#868

2000

#999

2001

#1,071

2002

#1,073

2003

#1,140

2004

#1,164

2005

#774

2006

#873

2007

#764

2008

#821

2009

#964

2010

#793

2011

#683

2012

#667

2013

#641

2014

#701

2015

#703

2016

#714

Meaning

Numerology of Caoimhe

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail