Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Tiernan

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Regal

Pronunciation

ti(er)-nan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #1728, 86 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3757, 29 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #5890, 19 births); most recent 2018 (rank #15678, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202529–
202426–
202335–
202238–
202132–
202020–
201924–
2018285
2017265
2016365

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 1999 (rank #698, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
20247
202318
20229
202119
20205
201914
201813
20174
20169

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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #84, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #113, 51 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202551
202454
202349
202276
202168
202058
201961
201845
201749
201647

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 2025 (rank #441, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20257
20244
20236
20225
20216
20206
20195
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 2008 (rank #52, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #99, 24 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202524
202417
202317
202226
202120
202016
201923
201825
201738
201621

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