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Ciaran

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Ciaran is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 92 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
920.01% of boys
Peak year
202492 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1959
2,092people given the name
Babies named Ciaran, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

2,092 boys have been named Ciaran in the United States since 1959, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 92 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 33%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Ciaran
1950s6
1960s10
1970s17
1980s62
1990s303
2000s609
2010s688
2020s397

In 2024, its biggest year

Ciaran was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Ciaran

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.