Ciaran
Ciaran was the 1609th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 351 places. More babies were named Ciaran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,609 boys, up 442 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,233babies recorded
Ciaran popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 35 since 1971, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,609 | 105 |
| 2020 | #2,051 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,149 | 62 |
| 2000 | #2,341 | 41 |
| 1990 | #5,919 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ciaran, counting every spelling?
Ciaran has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,513 for boys in 2025, against #1,609 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ciaran?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ciaran (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ciaran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ciaran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ciaran?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ciaran are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Ciaran mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ciaran by state
How common Ciaran was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.8×), New York (2.1×), Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ciaran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ciaran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ciaran
How popular is the name Ciaran?
Ciaran was the 1609th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 351 places. More babies were named Ciaran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ciaran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ciaran in the US.
Where is Ciaran most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ciaran was most common in Massachusetts (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.