Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- black
- Gaelic
Syllables
3
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ciaran
Pronunciation
cia-ran
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1609, 105 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #10833, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | 5 |
| 2024 | 92 | – |
| 2023 | 82 | – |
| 2022 | 83 | – |
| 2021 | 71 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | – |
| 2019 | 61 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #107, 514 births); most recent 2025 (rank #953, 32 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2017 | 54 |
| 2016 | 52 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #2746, 8 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1982 (rank #31, 359 births); most recent 2025 (rank #117, 49 births)
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #351, 5 births); most recent 1984 (rank #516, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | – |
| 2024 | 30 | – |
| 2023 | 54 | – |
| 2022 | 36 | – |
| 2021 | 49 | – |
| 2020 | 58 | – |
| 2019 | 62 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | – |
| 2017 | 89 | – |
| 2016 | 81 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #58, 118 births); most recent 2025 (rank #253, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2016 | 23 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #26, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 29 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #557, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence