Ciaran
Ciaran is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Old Irish.
- Irish
- Old Irish
Meaning & Origin of Ciaran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ciaran is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Old Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Old Irish
The Story of Ciaran
The earliest SSA record of Ciaran as a baby boy name dates back to 1959, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 96 newborns named Ciaran — #1,737 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Ciarans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,737 among baby boy names with 96 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Ciarans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ciaran
Ciaran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ciaran's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,737. Use the chart and map above to compare Ciaran's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.