Cian

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Cian is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boy's name in Ireland in 2003, and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. Anglicisations of Cian include Kian or Kyan.

From Wikipedia

Cian first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 38 babies (rank #694 that year). In 2024 it was given to 36 boys (rank #740). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Cian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cian yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

633
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
38
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19916#1,569
19945#1,754
19975#1,998
19986#1,770
199911#1,192
20005#2,088
200113#1,080
20029#1,408
200310#1,341
200414#1,126
200526#772
200617#1,067
200727#800
200814#1,304
200925#882
201031#772
201129#792
201227#843
201330#788
201428#837
201534#736
201630#820
201727#885
201826#905
201924#956
202025#941
202134#779
202238#694
202321#1,108
202436#740