Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish and Scottish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar. It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ciaran yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 6 | #3,669 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,227 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,497 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,025 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,995 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,926 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,067 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,925 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,765 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,210 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,481 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,919 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,485 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,721 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,126 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,698 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,259 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,136 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,103 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,341 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,124 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,225 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,909 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,884 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,063 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,086 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,001 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,841 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,148 |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,176 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,783 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,798 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,959 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,094 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,218 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,238 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,269 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,049 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,064 |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,893 |
| 2023 | 82 | #1,914 |
| 2024 | 92 | #1,776 |
