Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 12% girls / 88% 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 Keiran 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | #8,593 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,645 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,746 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,063 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,996 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,682 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,719 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,761 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,378 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,243 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,832 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,298 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,914 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,512 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,377 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,049 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,821 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,907 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,952 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,452 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,480 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,131 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,788 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,375 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,218 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,155 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,955 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,970 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,440 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,939 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,795 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,145 |
